Trauma Surgical Care Unit

Around 2:45 the nurse called and told Dad that we were allowed to come and see Mom in the Trauma Surgical Care Unit. Everyone (Dad, Josh, Kari, Elisabeth, Aileen, Grammie, John, Pastor Lonnie, Pastor George, Myles, and Patty) all went upstairs to wait in the TSCU waiting rooms.

Dad was allowed into the room first and then came back to get Josh. They only allow two people at a time to be in the room with Mom. Then Dad came back for me, but he told me I was not allowed into the room because I have had a sore throat and just started on antibiotics this afternoon. I got to see Mom from the door to her room. Elisabeth went next and got to see Mom. Then everyone else took turns going to see Mom.

She is very alert and talkative, which is great because the surgeons were worried about her speech being impaired for a while after surgery. She is on morphine, which is helping with her pain. Her head is wrapped and has a mesh netting over it.

Everyone stayed until about 4:30 and then headed out. Dad is staying with Mom right now. Grammie, John, and I have been in the waiting room. Josh is coming back tonight to spend the night here with Mom.

Thank you so much for your continued prayers! We are so thankful that everything has been going well.