February 2nd

Happy Groundhog day! And to celebrate, Brenda had her best day yet!. What a day!  At 6:30 Brenda was sitting in the stretch chair until 9:45 a.m. She is going to sit in the stretch chair twice a day for 3 hours at a time. She is scheduled to this again in the late afternoon. After the stretch chair she had the Occupational therapist sit her up at the side of the bed, the exercise period lasted about 40 minutes. The Respiratory Therapist works with her every 4 hours. Her Ventilator numbers remain the same, they will put her on CPAC (breathing on her own) when the Therapist feels she has the energy. She is doing a lot of the work at this point. The Pulmonary Doctor is happy with her progress. The Renal Doctor reported that her urine output is acceptable and that her Toxin numbers are improving ever so slightly. This is what they are looking for. Today, she did not need Hemodialysis. Doctor Perry stopped by this afternoon to tell us that their plan for next week is to have her standing and taking a step or two. Brenda was very happy to hear his plan. Please remember that she still is in Surgical/Medical ICU as a critical burn patient, she still has a long way to go. Your prayers are greatly appreciated.