Mom is doing better. This morning they moved her out of ICU to a regular room. Dr. Lance Carle asked for her to still be hooked up to "telemetry" monitors. He might have a promising future in the medical field from both his own experience and working with Mom.
Dad drove down early this morning from Stockton where we are staying and I came down later with Grandma Elaine.
When we got here she was pretty groggy. She had another CAT scan of her face and the movement made her sick. She's on nausea medicine and pain killers.
We saw her bone doctor. He walked in in street clothes (looking much like a construction worker) and both Dad and I thought he was just in the wrong room. He told us that she likely wouldn't need surgery for her shoulder. It would just take 3 months or so to heal.
We also met the "discharge planner." She and Dad are expecting that she'll be here at least through the weekend and then she might be able to move to a care facility in Sonora for a while for her to regain her strength.
Lunch just arrived.
The "hospitalist" is here now. He is saying that she's in good shape. Her hemoglobin has dropped some so they are watching that.
Mom looks better today. Her face is less swollen and her eyes and nose are looking better. She's a little groggy right now, but she's still my Mom. She was joking around with her nurse last night and made us all laugh. She's happy Dad and I are here.
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Bob, Shelley, and Jessica are all glad to hear that she's doing better. Thanks for the updates. :)
We were SO sorry to hear about Joanie's accident, and we are so thankful that she is doing better! You are in our prayers. Colette, Jim, Barrett & Jeff
We are happy to hear that Joanie is doing better and making good progress. We are praying for your recovery. Jim, Nicole, and Matt
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