Thursday, October 25, 2007

ICU Day 2

Better but not great

Trudie is better today. She is conscious and recognizes people. Her blood counts are better than yesterday although still they are not that great. She has not mentally returned to the "real world." She asks us to do "interesting" things and makes strange comments. But, as she frequenly says, she's "better."

Myrtle Road Trip

A group of three Myrtles made the trek from Columbia, SC over today and got to visit with Trudie. She was clearly surprised and pleased to see them. They were here for three hours, got to see Trudie twice, and now are on their way back to CAE. It was great to see them again.

How Long?

The doctor says that we are not totally out of the woods yet. She is still battling the bug. So the estimate is that she will be in ICU for another two or three days. The hip surgery is on hold for now. We will get it rescheduled when she has her strength back.

Thank you for all your prayers! We all appreciate them.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Patrick, thanks so much for taking the time to update the blog. I know you have lots going on, but, it is really helpful for those of us who can't be there to see Trudie in person. Got a good update from the 3 Myrtles and glad to hear you've got some reinforcements coming in! Love y'all, Miriam

Terry Thomas said...

Praise God!!!

Anonymous said...

Trudie and Patrick,

From your "faith statement" it's clear that I can't add anything from my humble store of faith. Just know that we and our church, especially the adult choir, are praying for you both daily.

Love to you both,

Andy, Emily, Jon and Beth.

Anonymous said...

Still praying ....

--john