C - Day + 2

I'll just get into it.

The night went fairly well.

11:00 am:
Today is poke, prod, physical therapy day. They drew blood twice today. They have to use the arm that doesn't like to give up its supply. That was painful as they had to keep searching for a spot that would give.

She's been receiving sustenance though the feeding tube. Doctors had to insert it further and re-stitch it. Again, very uncomfortable for her.

The good news. She did AWESOME on her first walk. She had to start with ankle exercises, then knee bends for a few minutes, shoulder excercises, then a sit-stand routine next to the bed. In the middle of that, she had to go through the feeding tube incident. Finally, she walked two laps around the nurses station. We'll go through another round this afternoon. I thought the Physical Therapist did a great job of coaching/teaching.

The physical therapist is going to climb a mountain in Indonesia in honor of her patients, including Jennifer. She's been training for a while and says she's ready. She's 58 years old, but doesnt look it. Amazing.

She did ask about home environment: pets, rugs, clutter, etc.... Pets can bring infection, so Bo has to stay outside. Good thing he already does. Rugs and clutter can cause accidents (more prevalent since she doesn't have use of her left arm). That means the kids have to CLEAN UP THE HOUSE. Talk about climbing a mountain without training.

All the movement this morning has led to pain and nausea, so she's resting now. Time to eat. More later.

10:30 pm:

Went home for a few hours to talk to Mom and Terry....make sure they were still hanging in with the kids. They had taken them to the pool, got them showered, and ready for church, Saturday Evening Mass....love it. When I walked in the house, Ben and Jake were asleep.... Good Job Grandma...except...now they'll he hyper during Mass. Turns out they weren't, so all is good. Went through Chik-fil-a drive thru afterwards. Kids were happy.

Just got back around 9:00. Turns out the planned afternoon walk didn't occur. I don't know why. Now we're dealing with the Saturday night staff. Nice, but we're not as confident.

She's back on the juice again (liquid diet). They stopped it temporarily until they could x-ray her chest to check the feeding tube position.

That's all for tonight. Y'all get some sleep. We are.

O Saint Peregrine, you who have been called "The Wonder-Worker" because of the numerous miracles which you have obtained from God for those who have had recourse to you, who for so many years bore in your own flesh this cancerous disease that destroys the very fiber of our being, and who had recourse to the source of all grace when the power of man could do no more: you who were favored with the vision of Jesus coming down from His Cross to heal your affliction, ask of God and Our Lady the cure of these sick persons whom we entrust to you Jennifer. Aided in this way by your powerful intercession, we shall sing praise to God for His great goodness and mercy. Amen.