As great as it is to have Mom on a normal floor - which means that she is now healthy enough to be without all the monitors and close observation - the transition has not been an easy one.
Mom is very anxious, which the doctors attribute to her time in ICU (which, itself, is traumatic) and moving to an environment, which is not familiar to her. She's now in a different routine, with different nurses, etc. This has been extremely difficult for us, too, since we felt she was really on an upswing the last several days in ICU.
To help her deal with the transition (which is quite common for patients post-ICU), the nurses are keeping stimulus to a minimum for now. To that end, the social worker has suggested that Geoff, Heather and I take a couple days "off" from the hospital. I have spoken with Mom's nurses and they are well aware of the situation. They have Geoff's and my phone number and will call us should they feel that we need to be there or should Mom ask for us. We'll plan to go back to visit on Sunday.
That said, blogging might be slow this weekend, but we will update whenever we have news. We will be checking in frequently between now and Sunday.
love,
jennifer
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