Our friend is starting to get the tiniest bit cranky pants about wanting to go home. She still has a little way to go, but might be able to go home this week, maybe even the early part of the week.
The doc needs four things before they turn her loose:
1) Pooping - no problem there, quite the opposite.
2) Ambulatory - needs a little work here, Jack is taking her out for a forced march today.
3) Pain Control - need to be able to control her pain with oral medication she can take at home. Her throat is still pretty painful, but the mouth sores which appeared first are starting to heal. She's been able to drink liquids and keep them down and is taking some medication orally so tomorrow they'll start transitioning to oral pain relief and see how it goes.
4) ANC of 1000 (1.0) - Today she was 810 (0.81) and that's a big increase over yesterday so she might have this one licked in another day or two.
I hope this all goes according to schedule because Vicki is about ready to bust out of that joint. We may have to borrow one of the armed guards from the prisoner's room down the hall to keep her from calling a cab and sneaking out during the night shift.
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Hey Vic, the offer still stands. Officer or not, I will fly out there and help you break out....hehehe.
Vicki,
I know that you are just hoping to be able to break out of the joint. I can just see it...it will be like a scene from a 1940's movie, with the searchlights, and the spotlight on you as you hide beside the wall. While you're at it, maybe you can bust out your fellow inmate...I mean patient.
Sharon, thanks so much for doing this great blog! It's a great comfort for those of us far away.
Julie
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