Sunday

We visited with Oma today and she had just been transferred from the ICU to the 8th floor. She is now in room T832, or room 32. We were able to speak with the ICU nurse at that time and he said Oma had done well and that she was producing urine better. Her kidney labs are still high but stable. She still has the nephrostomy tube in but it is draining a lighter brown color fluid now instead of the blood it was draining previously which is good.

The nurses are working on weaning Oma off of the oxygen and she is so far doing well. Her heart rate is in a normal rhythm and her blood pressure is stable, actually a bit high today at 160/80 but the Dr's would rather have it high than low right now. Oma had a ultra sound of her heart on Friday and the nurse said everything looked good on it. Her ejection fraction was 55% which means her heart is strong enough to pump the right percentage of blood in the ventricle every time it beats. Normal is 55-65%.

Oma's mental status is doing better and she visited well with us. She was very tired though and fell asleep quickly when we were talking to the staff. The nurse thought she would probably start working with physical therapy tomorrow. Oma is eating a regular diet now and is happy about that since she says they didn't let her eat the first two days.

Everyone in the hospital just loves her and they are taking good care of her. I shouldn't be so surprised any more at how tough Oma is but every time we see her I am amazed. People who are half her age usually don't do as well as she has with what she went through. Her battle isn't over yet but she is one tough warrior! Oma said she is grateful for all the love, prayers, and support she has received.