The transplant patient has come out of enough sedation to ask, "When do I get this (vent) tube out?" The reply: possibly later tonight or maybe tomorrow. Questions are being asked via the lefthander writing on a clipboard. She has quite a lot of pain as her incision is horizontal across her chest, from side to side. The next two days continue to be critical for her.
The parental Garvins report Alison to have shown marked improvement just in the last couple of hours as she's also inquiring about when she can move to the 7th floor – what became her "home away from home" the last few yrs. during her frequent hospitalizations for cystic fibrosis at UIHC.
Your prayers are being heard and we kindly ask that you continue to think of our spunky Alison as she fights to meet the benchmarks being set for her.
Awesome news...keep it coming! Thinking of Alison often and will be anxiously awaiting your updates!
ReplyDelete-Nicole