Chips and Sips

Wood Chips? No ice chips. Mom finally got the wonderful taste of water - though it has to be carefully spaced out hourly so as not to counteract the effects of the medicine taking the water away from her brain.

How many animals can you name in one minute? If you're Julia, the answer today is 15.

She is doing remarkably well. (To give you a clue, she wanted to edit our blog post before we sent it out...) The nurse left a few minutes ago and was praising mom's progress, all positive signs for the moment. But as she said, if Mom were out of the woods completely, she would not still be in ICU. She has been put on beta blockers, but I'll rely on Jess to fill in what that all means. She is uncomfortable, tired and very thirsty, but at the moment, is sleeping soundly.

All of us appreciate the love and support you are giving Mom. She wants to have more strength than she knows she has right now, and your kind loving words bring her comfort. We read her your posts as they come.

Thanks too for your kind words for us. There is power in three, and we're sticking together and making it through with the magnificent support of our spouses and all of our friends. Thank you

Day 2

Alissa and Gaylen arrived early this morning. Julia had a restless night, but saw some improvement in her vision. She is still relatively alert, talking, making lists of things she still needs to do, and is making a joke or too.

She is scheduled to have another CT Scan this morning to see if the clot is shrinking.

If the clot is not shrinking or her level of alertness dimishes in any way, she faces brain surgery to remove the clot.

That is all we know for now. More later!