Tough Day But Still Going Strong

Today was the hardest day we've had since the surgery - mainly because the heavy sleepiness after surgery starts to wear off and she has to feel some pain in between medicine doses.  She got weepy and tired quite a bit - (so did I) - but every time she got up to walk around the hospital for exercise, she would come back and stand at the edge of the bed and scootch herself up slowly, swinging one leg up onto the bed at a time - this took several minutes...but she insists on doing it herself and you can see her confidence coming back each time.

We're still in the PICU because of a pleural effusion (fluid in the lung area) - but it is improving and we hope to hear more good reports tomorrow.  We are so thankful to God for His blessings and protection.