Michelle and Kristie here~
She has a new nurse today (Cari), she is very on top of her wants and needs and has a very upbeat refreshing spirit that carries over into her care. This morning has started off with some great news! The PA, the attending, has assessed her as well as Ortho this morning, and every one is amazed with her rapid progression. Kathy has dorsal and plantar extension in her left foot, unable to still move her toes or feel her foot..but this is great progress! Excellent news! They also reiterated that surgery is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon to close the fasciotomies. Her daily routine of a.m. rituals went smoothly, and breakfast has arrived. Kathy has not lost her ferocious appetite; however the pro-biotic milk they serve to keep her gut healthy is less to be desired. Kathy just received a few visitors that came yesterday and has been busy this morning on the phone with Ted, Mona, and Janelle catching up. She is starting to fade and hopefully will give into the sandman. We are waiting for Physical Therapy to approve an egg crate for her bed to soften the pressure off her bum. That being said the airflow mattress was denied by the head doctor (general contactor) he likes to call him self, because of Kathy’s ability to move her upper body with the trapeze hanging overhead. We are now looking at the unwrapped right leg, and are being reminded of how fast muscle wasting occurs. We are reassuring her of what an amazing memory muscle has to; she is in shock on the appearance of her right lower leg. We have taken pictures to remind her later down the road at the progress she has made. We are all in awe of the ability for her to move and feel her right foot, when it was just hanging by a thread. She currently is enjoying a deep, moisturizing, massage of her right leg and PT just came into work with her, so we need to get on out of here and give him some room. Ted will be here later, as Michelle and I have to leave back to Medford. Peace and love!
