Sitting at the hospital .... and stalking blogs

Well, tonight is my turn back at the hospital with Mom. I brought the laptop so we could both get caught-up on adoption blogs. Mom is a faithful blog follower, so the past 6 or 7 weeks without reading them has left her feeling out of the loop. How exciting to read about the traveling families!

I am glad to report that today was a better day for Mom. She has been up and walking the hallway, so that's a good start on the road to recovery! Also, when I came in tonight she had less tubes and machines hooked to her body. She is talking again and isn't loopy any more. She still isn't feel like herself and is in pain, but she is better compared to the past 2 days. Hopefully tonight will be a good night and we will both get some sleep.

On both Saturday evening and yesterday, we were able to speak with Leigh. It was so good to hear her voice. She is having a hard time at Marine Officer Candidates School, but she's not giving-up. Her biggest problem appears to be her short stature because it is harder to climb the rope and propel her body over walls and logs. When she started OCS, there were 84 females and as of yesterday, there were only 38 remaining in the program. Today was a voluntary drop-out day and she expected at least 5 of the girls and possibly a 6th to withdraw from the program today. Your continued prayers for her are appreciated. Also, any notes from home are very inspiring and uplifting, so please write if you can. Feel free to e-mail me if you don't already have her address.

Well, I know Mom is doing better because she is wanting a bath and her silky gown. She just said that if she had a knife, she would cut-off the hospital gown because it doesn't slide in the bed and makes turning over even more difficult. She is quite chatty right now, so it is really good to know that she's getting back to her normal self.

Now it's time to update the OCS blog and catch-up on e-mails. I'm in the dark now because Mom has just taken her pain medicine and an Atavan...sleep tight, Mommy. I had to raid the empty room across the hall for a pillow (per orders of the attending nurse) because Mom has 4 in the bed with her right now. Any more pillows and there won't be room for her!