Baby steps

The tube feed clog turned out to be a little more of an ordeal than expected. They provide us with a "clog buster" solution which is supposed to fix it. We put it in waited an hour and tried to flush the tube and nothing. So, we put in another one, and I called the home health service while we waited. They told me, if this didn't work, we would have go to the emergency room and have a new tube inserted. When the hour was up, we said a prayer and started the flush again. It just wasn't budging. Finally, with the last 20 ml of water, it broke thru. We were so grateful, especially cause an emergency room visit would have messed up our day of hair appointments and pedicures! :)
Mom has been able to enjoy 1/2 cup of clear liquids every 2 hours or so. Although, yesterday she attempted to drink 6 oz of juice instead of her doctor's recommended 4 oz. She ended up coughing up the excess. Those darn doctors, why do they always have to be right. So, only 4 oz at a time; Her stomach just can't handle more at this point. She's hoping to get the OK to start regular liquids (as opposed to clear liquids) tomorrow after she talks to Dr Ott . This will mean she can have apple sauce, pudding and ice cream.
She attended church yesterday but it totally wore her out. All in all, things are progressing. The progress is slow and sometimes so minute we don't see it right away, but there is progress.
Dad goes in tomorrow for the 2nd half of his physical. Hopefully most of the test results from last week will be back.