Norma was moved in to room 2072 today. She was just waking up as I arrived,greeting me with sounds that she had not made before.
As I was putting up the decorations that she has managed to accumulate, I realized that she had not seen one of the cards. Norma took it from my hand, read the outside then opened it up and read the greeting inside. This was the first time that she showed any interest in reading, how exciting.
I noticed that Janet and Paul left a long note taped to a bottle on her tray. I pulled it off and handed it to her she read the entire page and seemed to understand everything they wrote....
I asked if she would like me to bring some magazines tomorrow, she nodded yes.
I questioned her about the surgery and she nodded that she remembered and understood. I shared some of the information I was able to find on the internet with her.
Jim and Kevin arrived a little later, which is when we created this blog (Kevin's idea and guidance). We stayed until 10pm
Norma had a slight temperature today and they had to give her insulin due to her high blood sugar. Probably a result of the liquid given through the feeding tube. She was taken off of the self dosing pain pump and switched to tylenol with codeine as needed.
Nurse Megan and the tech (sorry, I don't remember her name) were so nice and caring. The staff continues to provide great care to our special Norma.
Karen
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Today is Thursday and Paul and I are going to see Norma tonight. Thank you, thank you, thank you for this blog. Kevin, you are so smart and so creative! This blog is offering comfort to all of you and all of us who know and love Norma. Paul says that he feels like the wind has been knocked out of his sails. When we each feel like that we can come to this blog and find comfort in Norma's progress. To know Norma is to love her. See you soon everyone. Love to Norma! Janet and Paul
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