Moving day..... hospital day 22

Mily was transferred out of the ICU today! She is now on a regular hospital unit. That means they believe her to be stable from a respiratory, neuro and bp status to name a few of the issues they've been watching. The possible downside to this is that the nurses in these units have more patients, thus less time to spend with each. Millie will be spending lots of time at the hospital to make sure Mily gets the high level of attention she still needs in the transition period. Two things happened yesterday that I'd like to share..... first, Dan had his sister Beth on speaker phone and Mily reached and took the phone out of his hand and put it to her ear! How cute is that - she always was on the phone! Picking up right where she left off :). Second, and :( sad face on this one; Mily's hair had to be cut. She had a fair portion shaved on the right side when they did her surgery, and unfortunately had lots of knots that were unmanageable in the rest of it. Kelly and Millie did their best and it will all surely grow back in time. All in all, it's the least of the worries at this point - it's just a bummer. If she continues to sail along the course of recovery that she's on, I would guess she'll be transferred to rehab in a week or so. As she begins to be awake for longer an longer periods of time, it'll be important to stimulate her while she's awake. Keep those emails coming! She may be able to read them on her own before long. I'm facing challenges in getting the new nurses to talk to me (they don't know me like the ICU staff did), so my updates may be a little vague until I straighten them out. I'm sure a visit from someone in executive management will fix them right up (Mily knows how I get when I don't get the cooperation I expect). sleep tight friends, B