Mom Update 1-17-10 (Ventilator OUT!)

Wow! What a difference a day has made! We just got to see Mom for the first time since her ventilator tube was removed. Such exciting news! They pulled it out around 10 AM and Dad got to see her for a few minutes. Then, they told us to wait until 3:15 PM to see her again. She looked so much better today than yesterday. She was talking to us (very hoarse and sore throat), smiling, and quite alert. She was eating a popsicle, ice, and drinking water. She is off most of her IV medicines and her blood pressure and heart rate are good. She still has the feeding tube in.

She still has a long way to go, but we are so excited to see this progress! Although she is in GREAT hands, we are still hoping she will get out of ICU and up into a room of her own sometime early this week. Thank you so much for your continued thoughts and prayers.