Sunday, August 30, 2009

Another stable night, so out of ICU today

We had a good laugh yesterday (you seek out those moments in times like this).  As I was reaching for an ice pack, nearly a half-dozen items started falling from their precarious perch on other frozen goods in the packed freezer.  I couldn't stand it anymore.  I cleaned out the freezer.  I found something that has made us laugh again yet this morning:  some frozen red and green peppers that were dated 10/12/99.  That's right.  They were frozen BEFORE Mom and Dad even moved into this house.  The peppers were included in the move.  Mom is defending herself in saying that she probably just re-used the bag.  Looking at the peppers closely, I can guarantee that they were every day of 10 years old.  

Last night, both Mom and Tracy said Dad didn't look nearly as good as he did the day before.  Hoping it's just because he was so worn out from the move to the chair and sitting up.   He was pretty confused, exceptionally tired/worn out, and just overall not doing as well.

His nurse this morning said that he had another very stable night with pretty good sleep, so they are talking about moving him out of ICU and onto the floor.  We definitely will miss the very attentive nurses and staff in ICU (and the beautifully remodeled room with a couch and room for us all).  Hoping that he remains stable enough to get the MRI that we want to get done this week and send back up to the Mayo Clinic for evaluation.

We're going to take a bit of a break this afternoon, and instead of enjoying this gorgeous weather, we're sneaking inside a movie theatre to go see "UP!" - the Pixar movie.  I've seen it, and I can't wait to take a few kids to see it as well.  Mom is going also. . .Hopefully both Emily and I can sit that long without needing to get up and walk around.  A good test for us both.

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