When I arrived at the hospital this morning, much to my surprise they were preparing to move Jan back into a regular hospital room. It turns out that when they ran her blood work this morning, everything that was deficient had leaped forward. Also, her spleen didn't start bleeding again. I never cease to be amazed at the power of health blessings and prayer. Today was a day of several firsts:
- She rode in a wheel chair to the new room, instead of being transported in a bed. She was able to get out of her bed and into the wheel chair with less help than normal (although it was still a very grueling and tiring experience.)
- Upon arriving in the new room, she moved from the wheel chair into a recliner instead of the bed.
- With the use of a walker, she was able to move from the recliner and go to the bathroom. Again, the help needed wasn't as much as before (but again, it required a lot of physical exertion on her part and was painful).
- While in the bathroom, a nurse was able to give her a shower (the first since arriving at the hospital) and dress her in regular clothes instead of a hospital gown. She felt and looked like a new woman.
After having moved to the new room, a representative from the Health South Rehabilitation Hospital along with IMC personnel visited her. They said that they felt she was now ready to move to Health South (and only the day before, given her condition at the time, they said it would be about five days before such a move would take place). However, all the work she has put forth in the last couple of days has left her very exhausted. We felt it would be better to wait until Monday to make the move. They agreed.
Again, I want to thank everyone for their prayers. We certainly feel the effect of them.
Hurray!! She's a strong determined woman!
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