LaDonna is doing much better this evening than she was doing this afternoon. She ate a little bit of her liquid diet this evening; better than the noon meal. The aide still stresses over how little bit she is 'eating' of the liquid diet but I remind her that LaDonna is a gastric bypass recipient and does not take as much in as a normal person. Still, she needs to take more calories in but I believe she will do better tomorrow as she did much better tonight. She had a little bit of her 'Ensure', a little bit of her 'cream of chicken soup', a little bit of her ice cream, and a little bit of her yogurt. She also had a few sips of hot decaf tea.
She has taken 3 of her 4 requested 'walks' today. She is walking (with the aid of a walker and and aide) to the other side of the 'wing' she is in here at Olathe Medical Center. And she is walking a little quicker each time.
She is, however still on the IV and is on the patient initiated morphine pain killer. She is 'pushing the button' less and less I believe.
She MUST be doing better because she is presently watching "Wheel of Fortune" on tv (one of her favorites although I fail to see the attraction in the program). That is an indication that she is starting to get closer to being 'her old self'.
This will most likely be my last post of the evening.
Continue to pray for her recovery; both for her major surgery AND her gums/denture problem.
God Bless,
Pastor Dave
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