Kathy is remaining in ICU today because of the shortage of staff on the 11th floor. Kathy’s pneumonia is improving slightly and the doctors feel she is doing good enough to not only get out of ICU but then go to rehabilitation. They estimate a few days to stabilize on the 11th floor and by Tuesday or Wednesday she will transported to rehabilitation. She has been approved to go to San Diego Rehabilitation where she will spend upwards of 3-4 hours daily of physical and mental rehabilitation.
Kathy’s metal side is pretty alert which makes her susceptible to the ups and downs of daily hospital life. She expresses all the feelings, happy, bored, tired or in pain. Lately she has been slightly depressed so today I hope top cheer her up by bringing in her iPod, pictures and magazines. Her emotional side is down so I have to remind myself to not put too much on the table.
The seeming good news is the most serious physical dangers are behind us. We need to keep a watchful eye on the pneumonia and hope for the bacteria issues to stop. All her cultures remain negative at the moment. Her Doctor came by yesterday afternoon and wanted to get her dentist's telephone number so he could discuss with him the possible causes of the abscess. He reminded me that Kathy will have to take antibiotics for the next 6 months at least. Heading off with the goodies….
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