Some waiting and waking and walking...

Hello all,

So I stayed at the hospital last night to be with Karee, and the kids went to their Nana and Poppy's house for the night.  Honestly, this hasn't been easy on the kids, and it became apparent last night - Ella readily showing that she's been pushed a bit to far.  I made a deal with her - if she went to Nana and Poppy's house last night, she could have the whole day with me today.  Gonna let her play hookie from school, and maybe we'll catch the Chimpanzee movie?  Miles is ready for this to be done for sure, but he is holding up like a trooper - really he's been fantastic...

Anyway, Karee took a long time to come out from the anesthesia last night.  It really feels like she only had maybe a half hour of real lucidity before they gave her some anti-nausea medicine to combat the effects of some anti-biotics, and the anti-nausea medicine made her very very sleepy.  In that half hour though, I did get to explain to her what happened during the procedure, and she said that she could already feel a "huge difference" in her breathing.  Her eyes moistened up and it was a beautiful thing.  Honestly, I think it's in the category of things-I'll-remember-for-the-rest-of-my-life.  This may not be the end of her breathing issues, but it certainly is a major turning point at the least!

Today we'll look forward to talking to the doctors to see what they're thinking.  We're hoping to go home soon, (today?! please?!) but will do everything they think is safe.  Karee has gotten up to go to the bathroom a few times under her own auspices, so that's good.  Hopefully we'll graduate to a walk up and down the hall later this morning - that'll show those doctors she's ready to go!  (_Insert plug for the power of positive thinking here_.)

Karee has her eyes closed again right now trying to eke a few more minutes of sleep out of the 'night'.  She had a very sore throat last night which was expected, so hopefully as she wakes today the sore throat will ease off and she'll really come around to being her own best self as usual.

Some of Karee's best lady friends are due to meet here in our room for tea around 9:00, and it will be great for Karee to see her pals.

I'll post more later when we get some more input from the team of doctors.  Oh, and I have to mention how *wonderful* the nursing staff has been here.  Gracious, kind, professional, caring.  Wow, very impressive.

Hmmm, this was to be a 'small, quick' update.  I'm not sure I know how to do one of those!

Peace everyone!