Evening, April 25

(e-mail from B. Parady)

A quiet day today. Shelly describes it as a restful day, the kind that a baby has after a long hard, time. A tired sleep. Recovery. Not a fitful sleep as she has been experiencing.

Basically she was groggy today. The vitals were good all day. Max fever was 100.4, which is OK. Most of the time the temp was 99. There have been no antibiotics administered, Mayer thinks not needed at this point. Her BP and heart rates were excellent. They took her off the Fentanyl drip and went to a patch only meaning that they have her titrated. They added a muscle relaxant which may have accounted for her lack of tightness in the arms and eased expression.

Sabina seemed genuinely sleeping, able to bend arms and had no storms that increased HR or temp.

Shelly really appreciated the visitors as it brightens her day. She is becoming more involved with the other patient families in the unit offering them comfort. Shelly really appreciates Dr Mayer's optimistic approach.

So a prayer of thanks for a good day, and a prayer for Sabina pushing forward to more activity and strength.