Kathy spent a good portion of the day in a special chair that allowed her to sit up an get out of the bed. I did not see this but her mom told me that she did an excellent job remaining centered on the chair and did not slump her head or shoulders either direction. In addition to being out of the bed she was also taken off the ventilator around 10am and is still off right now. In lieu of the ventilator there are regular breathing treatments and O2 delivered to the trach tube. Vitals are still good but heart rate remains a bit high. Strength in her body continues to return but at about the same rate as the past two days, which is very slow.
Being in the chair most of the day really tired Kathy out, the only words I got from her at 4pm were "my ass hurts" (from sitting in the chair).
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Happy to read about her continued progress. The Lokerson family continues our prayers for a full recovery.
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Thanks Ross, it is so encouraging to hear about Kathy's improvements. please give her a kiss for us and tell her she is in our thoughts everyday.
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I can't even begin to tell you how happy I am for you all. This is such great news Ross... Kathy is a very lucky girl to have so many people love her so
ReplyDeletemuch. You hang in there kiddo, I know you have a long road ahead but it's one day at a time. Love ya, Debbie
Thinking of you guys....Saying prayers for Kathy to beat this in which I know she will. Thank you Ross for the blog and sharing Kathy's progress and opening your hearts to us. xoxo Randi & Chris
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