Linda’s temperature had once again stabilized by morning. They did start her on some antibiotics before Annie arrived this morning at 9am. The morning was a tough one.
Dr. Andrews (one of Linda’s nasal surgeons) came in and removed the surgical packing that was in Linda’s nose. Annie told me that she heard Hughie (Annie & Linda’s little brother who died in 1991) say to the removal of the packing, that it was “gnarly.”
Linda also had the drain in her back removed and then sutured. Her lower back is very tender, but we are so glad that the doctors no longer seem concerned about her spinal fluid. THANK YOU JESUS!!
Another thing that made the morning more challenging is that the IV in her left arm had started to flow into the her body’s tissue. They removed the IV and the swelling has been going down throughout the day. Even though it is still bigger then I would like it to be, the nurses say that it looks great!
When I, Katrina, arrived about 2pm Linda had been resting after her intense morning. However, Dr. Chung one of Linda’s nasal surgeons had ordered that Linda sit up for at least an hour and a half today. After yesterday and with the morning that Linda had, she started bargaining with Dr. Chung. She asked if she could do two 45min sessions? Dr. Chung agreed. 3pm rolled around and Linda got up, brushed her teeth and walked around her small room to the chair. She was in good spirits and was holding court. She talked for 20min to one of the nurse without her oxygen mask on. Her color was great and she was so cute!
So its official Linda can actually taste…not the same -- as of yet…but she HATES the hospital yogurt and milk shakes. So much so that she sent me on a run in the midst of her chair workout to go get her the “right” yogurt and a vanilla milk shake from GoodTimes. When I got back she had been in the chair for almost two hours. It was amazing!! She hadn’t thrown up and even though she was a bit tired…she looked fantastic to me! :o) She started on that milk shake and wouldn’t stop. She said that she is Bill Huntington’s daughter and will be made well by milk shakes. You needed to know my Grandfather to fully enjoy the moment.
Once we got her back in the bed Linda was tired. She has been resting comfortably (rather as comfortable as she can be) ever since.
PRAISE GOD!! At 9:30pm Linda’s temperature was only 98.1…which is AWESOME!!! Praise God that we are going to get through the night without running a temp!!!
Thank you for your continued prayers as they are truly making a difference!!
Dr. Andrews (one of Linda’s nasal surgeons) came in and removed the surgical packing that was in Linda’s nose. Annie told me that she heard Hughie (Annie & Linda’s little brother who died in 1991) say to the removal of the packing, that it was “gnarly.”
Linda also had the drain in her back removed and then sutured. Her lower back is very tender, but we are so glad that the doctors no longer seem concerned about her spinal fluid. THANK YOU JESUS!!
Another thing that made the morning more challenging is that the IV in her left arm had started to flow into the her body’s tissue. They removed the IV and the swelling has been going down throughout the day. Even though it is still bigger then I would like it to be, the nurses say that it looks great!
When I, Katrina, arrived about 2pm Linda had been resting after her intense morning. However, Dr. Chung one of Linda’s nasal surgeons had ordered that Linda sit up for at least an hour and a half today. After yesterday and with the morning that Linda had, she started bargaining with Dr. Chung. She asked if she could do two 45min sessions? Dr. Chung agreed. 3pm rolled around and Linda got up, brushed her teeth and walked around her small room to the chair. She was in good spirits and was holding court. She talked for 20min to one of the nurse without her oxygen mask on. Her color was great and she was so cute!
So its official Linda can actually taste…not the same -- as of yet…but she HATES the hospital yogurt and milk shakes. So much so that she sent me on a run in the midst of her chair workout to go get her the “right” yogurt and a vanilla milk shake from GoodTimes. When I got back she had been in the chair for almost two hours. It was amazing!! She hadn’t thrown up and even though she was a bit tired…she looked fantastic to me! :o) She started on that milk shake and wouldn’t stop. She said that she is Bill Huntington’s daughter and will be made well by milk shakes. You needed to know my Grandfather to fully enjoy the moment.
Once we got her back in the bed Linda was tired. She has been resting comfortably (rather as comfortable as she can be) ever since.
PRAISE GOD!! At 9:30pm Linda’s temperature was only 98.1…which is AWESOME!!! Praise God that we are going to get through the night without running a temp!!!
Thank you for your continued prayers as they are truly making a difference!!
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