Day 3 in the hospital, several bags of IV antibiotics, oxygen to help with breathing, MRI, CT scan, blood work, etc... Mom has several new skin tears and bruises from being moved from ambulance to stretcher, from stretcher to bed, and from IV placement and multiple blood draws. The steroids she has been on have made her skin paper thin, and every little bump causes a bruise. And bruises take weeks to heal.
The good thing about the IV is that the antibiotics have done a super job of addressing the infection - wherever the infection was living. Since being on them for 2 full days, Mom's speech is significantly improved, although still not where she wants it to be. Her arm/leg swelling is down, and she can lift her right arm completely above her head. She can feed herself with both hands, and she can even cross her fingers. :)
That's a trick I haven't seen in a very long time. She and Mary Claire were crossing fingers for health last night. We have fingers crossed that this hospital stay will be brief and she'll be home and well very soon!
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We're also very hopeful that this progress will get Judy home soon!
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