(e-mail from B. Parady)
Pretty stable day today. Apparently all too stable given the orders on her chart to move her to step-down. Step-down is the term for a regular hospital room. Funny how the world changes. At any rate, the word around here is that step-down is lousy, with patients sleeping in soiled bed linens. Shelly is fighting this.
So for surgery on Monday, well maybe not. Officially she is scheduled for Thursday, but Sabina is essentially on standby with them cutting her feeding at midnight, and then if there is no surgery restarting it. Best guess right now is noonish on Monday, if there is a gap in surgery load. Otherwise, Tuesday or Wednesday, or lo and behold Thursday. Welcome to Sabina and Shelly's roller coaster.
Currently they are keeping Sabina on a drug cocktail tuned to keep her storms away until surgery. The doctors at Columbia are good, very good.
I am starting to get the pictures that Helen Hayes requested for Sabina's rehab. Many thanks to all of you working your pictures. They can be simply of yourself with your name on the back or with Sabina, but be sure to make the faces large and easy to see.
Erin and I headed back today. Shelly is now back on the east side for her stay. We really missed the McKeen, even for this afternoon. Shelly was ready to go up to our room and kick off her shoes. Having that facility was great.
Our prayers for the new day and whatever it will bring for Sabina, whether another day of waiting or completion of her surgery.
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