afterwards. If she checks out OK, they will take out her central line, at which point she can leave for rehab! So again, they say this move to rehab (or at least care) “normal” MIGHT be as soon as Friday, but most likely Monday or thereafter. Rachel is also in good spirits, and loved the recent messages I read to her today that everyone is sending to me. Mom did the driving both to and from the hospital, which was a huge relief. Even just having someone to talk to was a welcome change, and we talked quite a bit about all that had happened the past few weeks and how abruptly everything changed overnight… It seems years ago that all this started. Even the sky was blue for the whole drive home, and mom said the 50 mph winds reminded her so much of New Mexico! When we arrived back at the house, Coral’s piano teacher Bekah showed up minutes later and had a good lesson with Coral. I then took the kids to the playground and chased them around for a while, until the cold drove us back inside to warm up again. The kids are eating dinner now, and our hope is to get the kids down for bed a bit early tonight as they still aren’t quite adjusted to daylight savings. This reminds me: thanks again to all the neighbors who are still feeding us so well! Sorry that there’s not much more to tell, but today has been wonderfully normal! - Sean 11pm, Mar 10 news! The doctors are talking today about rehab!! This is the first time they have even hinted at LEAVING THE HOSPITAL! They haven’t told us anything firm, but they are saying that she might be able to get out of the care facility in the next week, and then would spend one to two more weeks at the rehab facility at Pleasant Gap (~15 miles from our house!). We’re so excited!! The CAT scan today looked good, at least for someone whose lungs were completely devastated not too long ago: no fluid, no collapsed lung portions, no air trapped between
afterwards. If she checks out OK, they will take out her central line, at which point she can leave for rehab! So again, they say this move to rehab (or at least “normal” care) MIGHT be as soon as Friday, but most likely Monday or thereafter. Rachel is also in good spirits, and loved the recent messages I read to her today that everyone is sending to me. Mom did the driving both to and from the hospital, which was a huge relief. Even just having someone to talk to was a welcome change, and we talked quite a bit about all that had happened the past few weeks and how abruptly everything changed overnight… It seems years ago that all this started. Even the sky was blue for the whole drive home, and mom said the 50 mph winds reminded her so much of New Mexico! When we arrived back at the house, Coral’s piano teacher Bekah showed up minutes later and had a good lesson with Coral. I then took the kids to the playground and chased them around for a while, until the cold drove us back inside to warm up again. The kids are eating dinner now, and our hope is to get the kids down for bed a bit early tonight as they still aren’t quite adjusted to daylight savings. This reminds me: thanks again to all the neighbors who are still feeding us so well! Sorry that there’s not much more to tell, but today has been wonderfully normal! - Sean 11pm, Mar 10 news! The doctors are talking today about rehab!! This is the first time they have even hinted at LEAVING THE HOSPITAL! They haven’t told us anything firm, but they are saying that she might be able to get out of the care facility in the next week, and then would spend one to two more weeks at the rehab facility at Pleasant Gap (~15 miles from our house!). We’re so excited!! The CAT scan today looked good, at least for someone whose lungs were completely devastated not too long ago: no fluid, no collapsed lung portions, no air trapped between
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