Almost Back To "Normal"

Normal is taking on a new meaning for us. We are back in the "standard" respiratory wing. 2R29 at Providence Portland for those that are taking notes. Like when Rebekah was in the hospital, there always seems to be one room that you get more often than not - for us this is it.

Mommy got out of ICU yesterday about 5:00. We had a bit of a problem that delayed our move and has put one of the greatest nurses we have had in a bit of a scare. Please pray for her for peace goodness.

Once back in our regular room the set up began. Mommy is on a ventilator that does all of her breathing for her and continuously sends her vital statistics to the nurses desk via wireless - pretty cool. Daddy even helped get their modem working right when it was not sending one of the data streams correctly.

Last night Uncle Chuck came and "slept" in the room with mommy. Slept is obviously a euphamism for sat up next to her overnight. Although this morning when daddy came into the room Uncle Chuck was laying down asleep on top of the air conditioner - the same type that hotel rooms often have. That had to not be comfortable. Daddy slept in the van with the air mattress blown up this time. The air mattress combined with no early morning encounters with security made for a pretty good night.

This morning we set up a talking computer loaned to us by the ALS Society. Mommy is busy building phrases that she wants to be able to say to us. She can build them with letters or words just by clicking on a mouse. When her hand can't do a mouse anymore she can control the cursor and click just by moving her head - it's pretty cool. It's a Dynavox V Max for anyone who wants to look it up.

Haven't heard anything since yesterday afternoon about the girls so camp must be going okay.

Pray for a good recovery period and for strength for mommy and those taking care of her. Especially pray for our nurse friend please.