It was time for Linda's 3,000 mile check up this morning. Her brakes and windshield wipers looked great so they just gave her a couple of pints of blood and she was good to go for another 3,000. :-)
Linda's had a good day today. She's resting now after a busy morning of physical therapy. During her morning "dangle" session, they actually helped her walk over to a chair by the side of her bed! She sat there for almost an hour and followed a series of voice commands from the therapist. They had her moving her legs and feet, transferring a small tube of ointment from hand to hand, using the small tube as a weight and performing curls with both arms. Amazing! One of the interesting things about LDS Hospital is that they believe in getting their patients up and moving
The really exciting thing to see is that Linda knows her right from her left and responds to each command they give her. She also understands the questions they ask and can respond by nodding her head yes and no.
She's beginning to muster a slight smile once in a while, usually when she's talking to her daughters or Lynn. When she has the strength, she can squeeze your hand and lift her arm to wave goodbye when you leave her room for the night. The last few days have been truly amazing.
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Sorry for the short delay, but I just had the opportunity to watch Linda's Wound Specialist, Martha, change her vacuum-pac dressing on her incision. Incredible. The incision looks healthy (or "beautiful" according to Martha) and is healing very well. And with the help of the vacuum-pac, it will heal up to 50% faster.
Linda is definitely a fighter and, according to her doctors today, has reached the point in her battle against the Strep infection to have her medication changed to straight Penicillin. She's down to just a couple IV's and she's currently scheduled for dialysis treatments only every other day.
Lynn wishes to thank again each of you who continue to keep her in your thoughts and prayers. Your faith and kindness are truly playing a role in her recovery. Thank you.
Thank you so much for keeping us all updated on this blog! I am so glad that Linda is recovering so well. That therapy is tough stuff! I've heard people refer to it as running a marathon every day. The Parrish family is in our prayers everyday and we look forward to the blog update that says she is going home!
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What a relief and what a blessing! Love you Parrishes! Keep it going, Linda!!! :)
ReplyDeleteWOW!!! Truly a miracle! Thanks for keeping us so well informed! When do you think visits will be allowed? Our prayers will continue for Linda and the whole Parrish family! Love you guys!
ReplyDeleteKeep up the good work Linda and bloggers! lv
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