sunday shower

Sunday was a pretty low key day. The big news is that Cosima got the shower she wanted. They put her in a shower chair and then wheeled her into the shower room. Zach was able to help her shampoo her hair at the same time. She really enjoyed this but sitting in the chair is still a bit painful on her tailbone though I think taking the shower was definitely worth it.

Last night she didn't have any restraints so that made it easier for her to sleep.

The respiratory therapist decided to remove her oxygen completely so she is no longer on oxygen right now. They monitored the oxygen levels in her blood throughout the day and if she drops below 87 they will restart it. So far she was able to stay off the oxygen even through the night.

Several visitors came by as well - sorry we haven't been able to keep track of everyone to mention them by name but having the company and seeing her friends is good. The best time for visits are late morning and early afternoon. She is most awake then and her pain levels are most controlled at this point. Other times are usually when she will have therapy and have hospital staff checking on her. She may have appointments during the late morning and early afternoon but for the most part this is the best part of day to get in some quality time with her.

Cosima is still doing well with the ice chips - having these about once an hour. It seems she is aspirating very little of the ice chips so this is good progress and hopefully will eventually lead to her being able to have solid foods.

Monday is a busy day as physical, occupation, and speech therapy are all scheduled to happen. We got a bit off track at the end of last week with these because of everything else that was going on so it will be good to be back on schedule.