The desert garden at
Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center
Phoenix, Arizona
"Those of us who live in the desert of the Southwestern USA have an appreciation for the shade. It is a sheltering place of rest, protected from the blazing sun. Margaret has safely made it through a perilous stretch and is now resting in the figurative shade. She has improved steadily since this morning. As Dylan mentioned, she is off the ventilator and she is breathing fine on her own, with just a little supplemental oxygen. Her lungs still have some congestion, but they are clearing as she continues to receive antibiotics through an IV. Her temp, heart rate, and other vital signs are within normal range. She is often awake for stretches and talks occasionally with a hoarse whisper. She still has some lingering effects of the sedatives (not always fully alert, moves slowly, and has trouble focusing her vision), but the nurses say that will all clear by tomorrow. Nausea is still a big problem, so getting her to eat food again over the next few days is part of the program, as is the plan to get her on her feet and walking around her room a bit. She won't really be ready for visitors or phone calls tomorrow but probably will be able to do so by Thursday, if her strength improves. She said more than a few prayers of thanks today. Bless everyone for spiritual support during the past few days. It was a very rough passage. It is wonderful to see her sitting up, looking around, breathing normally, and smiling at the staff as they happily greet her." -Ken
5 comments:
Bless you Margaret, Ken & family!
Your fierce strength and courage shines on.
I also send my prayers and good thoughts your way along with the rest of your army!
I hope your heart feels them coming your way!
I'm an old friend from the 70's
( Mary keeps me up dated)
Take care, enjoy the shade,love, Sara
Thank you for the update Ken. We keep you all in our constant vigil for Margarets recovery. Hang in there, greet each new day with renewed faith and confidence that Margaret will soon be much better.
I visited Margaret again today (Wednesday June 27th). She is having a bit of a tough time shaking off the effects of the recent days she was on the ventilator. She is VERY tired, nauseated, does not feel like talking to family or friends right now, and just wants to sleep. So lets back off for at least another day and give her time to heal and rest. She still is not able to walk and cannot talk much, so you can see she needs to recuperate before having visitors or even talking on the phone.
In basic medical terms, she is doing much better. Just a touch of congestion remaining in her lungs now, everything else is in the normal range except that she has a slight temperature because the IV steroids that she had been taking in were stopped yesterday. The staff had forewarned me that would happen, so it is not alarming.
OK, everyone, I'll let you know when Margaret is up to telephone calls.
I am so happy to hear you are doing better Margaret. You don't know me, but through this blog I feel I know you and your family and have been praying for you during your journey. I work with Mary and that is how I have come to this place. I will continue to lift you and your family up in my prayers and hope you get to go home again soon.
Sara, so nice to hear from you!
Thankyou to everyone who has created the shade thru your thoughts and prayers.Margaret
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