Another good day and tomorrow: discharge!

Hello all,

Well, today marked one full week in the hospital for Paola. She's much, much better than she has been. She's down to two drains (she'll come home with those) and is able to get in and out of bed, use the restroom, sit in a chair for hours, and, most excitingly, walk the hospital hallways. She's still in pain, but she's completely off IV meds. Yesterday she had her long anticipated grilled cheese sandwich (only half). Today she finished off the grilled cheese, had yogurt, had applesauce, and then had salmon for dinner.

There was so much going on today Paola didn't have time to get a bath or a shampoo, but I bet her mom will take care of that this evening. Paola's REALLY looking forward to being able to wash her hair, so I think that's high on the to-do list once she arrives home. (She's going to be discharged around 11 AM tomorrow.) Her nurse and I warned her that she's going to be exhausted by the trip home. As such, I'm not sure that the shampoo will happen right away, but maybe Friday will work.

That's the news. To those individuals competing in the Canadian Ironman, Paola wishes you well, and so do I.