Waking and Sitting Up

I just witnessed the ICU bed slowly change into a chair. Merrie is sitting for a while after being on her back for two days. Her sedation is being decreased, and the ventilator is on assist as she begins to breathe on her own.

She has been communicating today by writing notes, and they have been coming fast. She started by suggesting that she keep a chart of how she breathes each hour, and that I keep one, too--because “I may make mistakes.” It’s good to see her coming back to her regular self.

We’ve been catching up a bit. We’ve been reading cards and e-mails together. The photo of Sophie from yesterday’s entry is hanging from the TV set.

We don’t know what will happen tomorrow, but today has been good.