Improvement

Mom has been able to sleep much better in her new room. It is much more quiet and peaceful. Her surgeon said she should take charge of her physical therapy, so instead of waiting for the physical therapist to come in and take her on walks, she has been going on walks on her own. She has to call an aide in to help her get everything hooked up but she goes out and around the halls of her floor. So far she's been on three walks today and the last two were 3 laps!. She has been able to go without morphine all day. (She has a little button she can push if she wants some extra pain meds). They also started her on her feeding tube. The surgeon placed a feeding tube in her stomach but they hadn't started to feed her until today. I'm sure she will feel some improvement just because she'll have some food. The doctors will be doing some tests in the next few days to see if she's ready for regular food. She's really working hard so she can come home soon. Every day we can see improvement in her energy, the strength of her voice and in her appearance.