Since I don't know what exactly to report, this will likely be short. Andrea had 4 hours of dialysis this morning, and the machines they use, they are not allowed to use the blood warmers that would normally warm up the blood before returning it to her, so she becomes very cold as a result. The ward has ovens where warm blankets are always available, so we do very frequent blanket changes in an attempt to keep her warm. When they are done, she usually has a long nap afterwards. Her bilirubin was down again on yesterday's test to 168 which is good. she was sitting up on the edge of her bed for 10 minutes again today. She can only do this with help to situp, and she needs support for her balance, reminds me of a few month old baby learning to situp and balance on her own. it seems like her neck is not so stiff as what it was before they took the lines out of her neck. We just hope she can have a quiet uneventful weekend.
thanks, Maynard
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