Good Afternoon,
You are all SO faithful to check this daily, what a blessing you are to Rachel and her family. Many thanks.
Today was another day of progress...we continue to make these baby steps towards full recovery. Full recovery is what we are praying for! Rachel spent all day yesterday and today off of oxygen. She was on a little bit in the middle of the night, but she has mostly been breathing room air for the last 36 hours. She still has secretions in her lungs that is a pain for Rachel to get out, but everyday her lungs and chest get stronger. Both Physical and Occupation Therapists were with her today. Ryan was there during both sessions. Rachel is getting stronger with her ability to hold her head up on her own and strengthening her core. I am sure she would love to be able to sit up by herself. There are SO many things to work on when you start from ground zero (or pretty close). I still don't think Speech Therapy has made it back around for an assessment, I think it has been about 1 1/2 weeks since there last visit....and I know her tongue and swallowing have improved since their last visit.
From what I can gather, Rachel's eyesight is getting stronger. She seems to be able to see objects well that are close to her, but she agreed that I was blurry if I stand at the end of her bed.
We talked to a couple of nurses and it seems like Rachel has no need to stay in the ICU, but because the hospital is so full right now, it seems like we are kinda waiting for a place to open up in either IPCU (Intensive Pulmonary Care Unit) or the general Neurology Floor.
It's my prayer that Rachel's lungs completely clear up (no need to go to IPCU), her eyesight becomes 100% and that Rachel is able to move to the Neurology Floor where she will be able to start more intense rehab.
Be blessed,
RuthAnne
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Thank you for being so faithful in letting us all know what is going on with Rachel's recovery. You all are a blessing to us and we thank you. We are praying for Rachel every day. All our love and prayers go to you all. Loral
You probably don't remember me, but Ruthanne gave my son, Chris, piano lessons around 9 years ago. Chris and I both check your site everyday. Our thoughts are with Rachel and her family everyday. Rachel is a strong person and we are certain she will pull through this at 100%. You are so fortunate to have such a nice, big family to be by her side. --Debbie Eddy
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