Bad start good end.

 Stan here:

A little bit of a yo-yo day but the yo-yo ended in the up position.  Shortly after I made the the post last night I got a call that Deb's temperature was high again.  This was not the news we wanted.  It was how we found out we had problems over a week ago with the infection and quickly led to all the rest. It worked out better this time.  Turns out that all evidence pointed in the direction of the temp being caused by to much fluid on the lungs.  I had noticed this over these past days as Deb breaths were shorter and whenever they would move her even in the bed she was having problems drawing good breaths.

They took her down today to get a procedure of removing the fluids in the lungs with a needle.  I was not supposed to hurt but she told me it did.  When she came back up to the room I found her eating her first meal.  I looked like jello and maybe some broth.  But a meal it was.  All in all great strides were made on this day. There have even been moments when the sense of humor and the smile was back.  I need one more day to figure out what to tell the people who have asked if they can visit.  I am concerned that well meaning visits may have the result of going backwards.  She loves all her friends so much that she might say have them all come over.  What I have done here is ask a few people that have medical experience if they could visit on Wednesday.  She is still very weak and the doctors have warned me that as much as she would like it there is the chance that a huge step backwards might happen if this is not done right.

She has huge resolve.  She has one of those trapeze type devices on her bed and whenever she gets the chance she is pulling on that thing.  She knows what she needs to do to get better.  Nancy washed her hair this morning and did a fine job of helping her and advising all of us on how best to handle.  She stayed overnight 2 nights.  I cannot thank her enough.  Some of you that know our family know that she also has faced come recent medical issues.  But she helped us in this time at a level that that will always be remembered.

Oh, and by the way, Deb just moved off of the ICU.  I will post again in the morning.  Seems like new stuff comes all of the time.  Two day ago I started to think that Deb might not ever walk through our front door again.  Now I can kind of see her on the front porch asking me why the leaves have not been blown off.  I think I better take care of that right now.  It was a good day!

Stan