Back in the Hospital

After celebrating and enjoying a traditional Thanksgiving meal from the comfort (?) of her bed last week, Mom and Dad have reached the end of the line on patience with Mom's back issues.  For the past 2 months Mom has pretty much been confined to bed because her back has been very difficult to work with.  It could be pain from just laying in bed, it could be due to long-term steroid use, it could be a new compression fracture, we're not sure.  Speech and right hand motor control have also been more troublesome lately and we are unsure why.

But we are sure of one thing; we are tired of waiting so back in the hospital we are today, with a bevy of tests being run, currently in a 3-hour MRI session of brain and spine.

Thankful today for anti-anxiety medication for Mom, Subway sandwich shops for Mom and Dad, kind nurses, and dad's cell phone charger.  And especially thankful for prayers from family and friends.

I'll post more when we know what's up. 

TGIF!

Quick update:

Mom's nurse came in for a normal visit today, and she removed Mom's wound vac completely!  She said the wound has healed wonderfully, making a lot of progress in the last week particularly. She has been saying for the past few months that it would be a very slow process to get to a certain point, and then when it really started to heal, it would be quick.

So quick it was, and today was the day. It's been a very long road to this point, but now she is free of the tether to the wound vac, and its ever-present whir.

YEAH MOM! Champagne and pizza to celebrate tonight.