More about Ana

We had a visit from a dog named Bob and she just loved that. Had to show his picture to anyone that stopped by to visit.

I wrote up yesterdays post and just saw that it didn't post for some reason, so double the news today.

Today was a good day. She was still draining from her chest tube and so they didn't remove it today, but said for sure tomorrow. So the earliest we'll be home as of right now is Saturday. But that would be great! She is moving around a lot more and we went on two short walks today into the hall and back. She is just amazing -- one tough cookie -- really applies here. Even when the pain gets bad she grits her teeth until the meds kick in. In fact, today I noticed the different changes in her body as the pain starts to build and I found she doesn't tell me "ouch" until it's pretty painful. So we were able to predict a little better this afternoon and keep the pain under better control. She went off the morphine this morning and so the nurse was adjusting the meds during the day. This evening they took her off her oxygen and took out the tube that delivered pain meds right inside the incision. She's been handling it so well! She is her funny, giggly self when she is pain free and that was fun to see today.

Troy was able to skip out of tomorrows meetings and flew home tonight, yeah. So he swung by the house and picked up Tanya, Victor and Grant so they could visit her. It was a good visit for Victor. He was shocked to see all the tubes and stuff and to watch Ana try and walk. It was really sweet to see it all click for him. He even hugged her when we left. They all brought her little gifts and she was excited to open them and then show them her toys she has gotten while being at the hospital. She loved seeing everyone, but was definitely tired by the time we left.