ICU #51

Well, it may have been snowy and overcast outside but it sure felt like sunshine in Room 3 in ICU this morning. On Rounds - after reviewing her charts, the docs were talking about why would they keep Linda in ICU any longer. There are only minor difficulties (and they're on top of these) and she has been trach cradling with ease since Wednesday morning. Final decision - keep her over the weekend - mainly because weekend transfers can be tricky because of staff shortages.  WHEW!!!! They're also talking about changing the trach to a smaller size which will facilitate some dulcet words/tones issuing forth from her mouth! Dr. Temple has said 3 - 4 weeks upstairs in 102 (the surgical oncology unit) and then it's HOME,  Baby. We are both sooo looking forward to this countdown. Now that we are truly on the edge of the woods, there are some things I can write that will help you understand her status as resident miracle in the ICU. Beginning on that Wednesday (goodness, a month ago), they gave her a 5% chance of survival - 3 days running - of course, we couldn't believe that. And they were pessimistic about saving her stomach after the tear appeared. And they were forthright about the probability of brain damage - yes, there have been some interesting missing pieces - clocks, baseball game rules - but each memory loss has righted itself with time. And it's amazing what has come through in tact - no change whatsoever in her sense of humour or in her will to live.