6/30/08 Update

Mom has had three meals and a snack now and seems to be doing very well with food. She was also given the go ahead to drink water from a straw. They stopped the feeding through the tube but haven't taken it out of her nose as a precaution. It is likely to come out tomorrow.

The current plan is to discharge her on Wednesday. They think that she is doing so well, she could go straight home without going to a rehab facility first. We are in the process of making the decision about whether that would be a good idea. Mom would really like to come home. If she did come home we would have either round the clock care for the two of them (after I leave) or care from the early morning until they went to bed.

When she comes home she will not be able to drive or lift anything over 10 pounds for 6 weeks.

Cindy