Another quiet day has passed with Andrea, she was nearly asleep tonight when I left. Sundays she is allowed to sleep in, her medications go in through her feeding tube, and if it is done very quietly she hardly notices and goes back to sleep. She was a little nauseous again, I think that is partly because her cough is still quite weak, she has a hard time to get rid of mucous secretions at times and she coughs and swallows repeatedly and finally gags on it. After doing this awhile she sometimes pukes a little and feels better. PT was in this morning and had her standing for 20 seconds and she begged to be able to lie down again, and promptly threw up, so it seems that it was not a good idea to try that when she is not feeling great. Slowly, slowly she is improving in color, the whites of her eyes are clearing up, her voice is getting stronger, she is more talkative too. At first when we got the better wheelchair if she lasted for 5 minutes she was very sore and wanting to get out. Now if she feels not too bad she is able to sit in it for an hour or more at a time. Tomorrow is dialysis starting around 1 PM. Have a good night.
thanks, Maynard
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