10:30AM. Katie called around 9:30 to say they had removed the wires from her heart (the ones sticking out of her stomach in case they had to hook her up to the emergency pacemaker) in preparation for her coming home today. Yay!
I am now sitting by her bed as she sleeps; she’s on mandatory bed rest for a while, then we will watch a movie about going home. It will probably be a few hours before she’s released. Alex stayed home so he can finish a few things with the modifications he and Bobby did to her bed so the mattress doesn’t move. He’s performing the high-tech operation of putting duct tape over the top of the two-by-fours so she doesn’t get splinters if she touches them. Actually, it’s a huge help for him to do the seemingly “little things” that need to be done.
While she’s still sleeping, I have a bit more time to continue writing. It’s kind of scary for her to be coming home. Most of me is so very excited; a tiny part of me is worried that she won’t be in the safe cocoon of the hospital with the “professional nurses”…..she’ll only have me to rely on! Thankfully, she will have a visiting nurse a few times a week for a short while who will take blood pressure and other vital stats. That will make me feel a lot better. Even if she/he only sees Katie once or twice before declaring that Katie if fine enough without a nurse, I’ll be happy. It will be good to have someone for the initial “bridge” of the hospital and home.
Most of what Katie will need from me is help up and down stairs, getting in and out of the shower, and maybe help getting dressed. Her heart is fine; now it’s just a matter of letting her bones heal. Her incision still looks wonderful…..healing beautifully, not “weeping”, and a good color.
I didn’t talk to Katie on the phone long enough this morning to know if she had practiced on the steps they have here. She’s sound asleep, though, so she might have and that’s why she’s so tired. Yesterday and today have been “restful sleeps” since she’s been here. Before, even when she was sleeping, there was strain on her face. Now, she looks more like she does at home when she’s happily sound asleep.
She might be asleep for a while, but I’m running out of things to ramble on about. It will be interesting to see what the “going home movie” will be like. Probably something made in the 80’s; still relevant, but not really updated. ha.
Til later……
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