Her additional forays into the chair went quite a bit better. She got better than two hours in tonight and was very communicative all the way through it. It is great to talk with her again. I will accept no jokes about my doing most of the talking...
The hard part is to see her realize what's up. She squeezes her dormant right hand. I tell her that there is still some swelling and that the doctors expect this to get better when it recedes, but she knows enough to be scared.
She is handling it, of course, with fortitude and courage. I said "we always get through everything, don't we?" and got a thumbs-up. She continues to be my inspiration.
Three cheers for Riza!!! Hip, Hip, Hooray!!! Taking out her own feeding tube indeed... that's our take-charge girl! It will be difficult to keep down the stimulation now that Riza is so, well, stimulated! Wishing you love, peace and rest as you prepare for the next stage (rehabilitation). Let us know if we can do anything. The chair action sounds very, very positive. Maganda! Barb
Posted by: Barbara Rivera at April 8, 2005 09:00 AMP.S. Thanks for the photo credit of our Starbucks I.V. art project. Glad you enjoyed it. My dreams of making the blog have been fulfilled!
Posted by: Barbara Rivera at April 8, 2005 09:03 AM