Finally, a great day – Zayne is still there and doing her thing. She put up such a fuss last night that the respiratory specialist decided to take out her breathing tube. The first word that she mouthed was “food”. I saw the very first smile on her face when I told her she had her heart transplant.
I finally got to hear her voice in the morning (her vocal chords are still recovering). She wanted water and wanted it badly, but the nurse said “no” because she hadn’t been cleared by speech. After more badgering, Zayne was presented with ice cubes to replace her request for water. After a while, some of the cubes melted and Zayne got the cup to her mouth (she is very weak and shaky) and drank the water. I just watched, and the nurse was pretty upset because she wasn’t supposed to have water.
Zayne is cleared for soft food, but pain is keeping her from eating much. She got out of bed to stand on a scale – it took 3 people but who’s counting. After getting back in bed, Zayne slept for hours.
Tomorrow promises to be tougher. Not only will she get out of bed, but will have to walk to a chair and sit in it.
Hopefully. she will continue to make progress every day. The heart still needs some improvements, but I was concentrating on all of today’s accomplishments.
The neuropsych nerds came to visit, but Zayne fully checked out. She may have an MRI at some point, but only if she can lay still without needing sedatives (says me).
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That is why I have the dates at the top of the post. I’m busy nursing her most of the day.
Way to go! Y’all are doing great and Zayne’s all there, of course. Stay the course for this long ride 🫶