Tuesday Pensacola 1.1
Late morning, minimally edited, this repeats a family update sent earlier by email.
Neurosurgeon's nurse practitioner came in twice this morning, then the neurosurgeon came about half hour later. They both did all the movement tests, arms, hands, fingers, legs, feet, toes, and ability of eyes to follow. Mostly ok. Dr said Malinda continues at "extremely high risk of stroke" although physical improvement continues.
As the nurse practitioner said, things can change, especially downhill, in an instant.
Regarding the second procedure. For those who don't know, the indovascular aneurysm coil that was inserted last Saturday was an emergency procedure to stop the bleeding. The neurosurgeon is cautiously waiting for blood to continue receding from the brain to help make the next procedure less risky. But said she will do the second procedure next Tuesday.
At the moment, Linda is standing by the bed having full conversation with Malinda, who is awake and completely aware and speaking clearly.
A breathing and speech specialist is with her now, running her through complicated questions requiring substantial reasoning. So far she seems to be answering well. On one questioning thread, the specialist asked what she would do if her car ran out of gas on the highway. Part of her answer was that the gas can would be so heavy that only Ray could pick it up.
Every Sunday we hear Fr Steve say "life is short, and we haven't much time to gladden the hearts of those who travel with us." So to emphasize, "be quick to love, and make haste to be kind"- - life with each other is a blessing. Here in 471 this morning, I am cherishing each moment.
T
Neurosurgeon's nurse practitioner came in twice this morning, then the neurosurgeon came about half hour later. They both did all the movement tests, arms, hands, fingers, legs, feet, toes, and ability of eyes to follow. Mostly ok. Dr said Malinda continues at "extremely high risk of stroke" although physical improvement continues.
As the nurse practitioner said, things can change, especially downhill, in an instant.
Regarding the second procedure. For those who don't know, the indovascular aneurysm coil that was inserted last Saturday was an emergency procedure to stop the bleeding. The neurosurgeon is cautiously waiting for blood to continue receding from the brain to help make the next procedure less risky. But said she will do the second procedure next Tuesday.
At the moment, Linda is standing by the bed having full conversation with Malinda, who is awake and completely aware and speaking clearly.
A breathing and speech specialist is with her now, running her through complicated questions requiring substantial reasoning. So far she seems to be answering well. On one questioning thread, the specialist asked what she would do if her car ran out of gas on the highway. Part of her answer was that the gas can would be so heavy that only Ray could pick it up.
Every Sunday we hear Fr Steve say "life is short, and we haven't much time to gladden the hearts of those who travel with us." So to emphasize, "be quick to love, and make haste to be kind"- - life with each other is a blessing. Here in 471 this morning, I am cherishing each moment.
T