November 13th

Everyday seems to get a bit better. This morning my mother was moved from a moderate ICU unit to a room where she doesn't need as much monitoring. They medical staff conduct a neurological test on her every 2 hours so last night she wasn't able to get a full nights rest even though she most likely would have slept through. We are able to visit with her but usually no more than 15 minutes at a time as she then gets sleepy and we make sure she then sleeps. The Neurosurgeon came in this morning to check on her and was surprised on her progress to recovery. Her bandages should be coming off tomorrow in which she is excited about and she is off of many monitoring machines. We are thinking that they are going to discharge mom on tuesday of this week. Home in time for Thanksgiving.
Matt came to pick me up to take me home today so Matt and the kids were able to visit with mom for a few minutes and last night some of Jayson's girls came up to visit and Jenni's oldest son Robert has also been at the hospital. Her face lights up when she sees her grandchildren walk in the room. Although we keep the activity low and quite the joy she gets when she sees the kids is simply priceless and definitely feeds her soul.
Please continue to pray as my mother still has a very long road in front of her. Once she has fully recovered from her surgery she will need to do chemo and radiation. Praying for continuing strength...