Walking

When Dad and I arrived at the hospital today, Mom had a tray of solid food in front of her!  She ate a few bites of the scrambled eggs, quite a few of the grits, a couple of bites of toast, juice, and coffee! That is her first solid food in a week and five days (since Saturday, 09/06/08)! She had another bowel movement this morning, so her body seems to be recovering nicely after the surgery!

A "Family Nurse Practitioner" (FNP) made the rounds this morning and said that Mom was doing very well in the opinion of the hospital staff. She also reported that Mom's hemoglobin was in the "normal" range, although she didn't have the exact number at her fingertips.

Mom wasn't very hungry today when the lunch tray arrived. They brought her mashed potatoes, green beans, a wheat roll, jello, and tea.  She nibbled at the roll, slowly, and finally got it all down. Dad offered to feed her forkfuls of mashed potatoes and she ate a few of those, but wasn't interested in anything else. At least it was something.  Unfortunately, she threw up about four hours later, but hopefully it was just a fluke because her tummy is getting used to solid foods again. 




Mom and Dad took a walk together down the hall this morning! He was holding onto one side of the walker, and one of the Physical Therapists was steadying the other side. Everyone thought they looked so sweet together! 



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