Great news- 10/27/11

Today was the day they were going to remove the tube and take mom off the ventilator. They were able to do this around 10:30 this morning and she's done pretty well. They told Mom not to talk too much because her throat might hurt, she didn't seem to be in too much pain though because she was talking. When I came back later this afternoon Barb and Dad were reporting that Mom was talking throughout the afternoon:)

Mom is still very sleepy and disoriented--she usually knows who is in the room with her, but she has no idea how sick she is, so she keeps asking to go home and to get out of bed. As she continues to get better, that will likely start to clear up. We do know there's a lot of her old self inside though because she's already asking for Diet Coke!

Continued thanks for all of your prayers and support. How far we have come in one week!!