Angela has a tentative date to go home, next Tuesday, June 9. Her rehab is coming along fine. With the therapist, she is walking with only a cane and doing fine. She hasn't been cleared yet to do that with me or one of the aides, though. She is getting stronger and working hard to get her muscles back to what they were.
Medically, she is still jaundiced. Her doctor is still sure it is her gallbladder and that it will have to come out at some point. I'm not sure, but he obviously knows more than I do. Her anemia was a little better the last time it was checked, but with a hemoglobin of 8.0 she still has a ways to go. Her cellulitis is better - her legs are still red, but that's not abnormal for her. They are no longer hot. Her ankles are still swollen, not so bad after a night of elevation, but then worsening during the day. She tried TED hose, but unbelievably they seemed to make it worse, with her foot and ankles swollen even more, but her calves were fine. Her blood sugar is still way too high, and she is resigned to coming home on insulin. I am hopeful that at home, where her diet can be more controlled, maybe we can get a better handle on it. They feed her actually quite well, but she does seem to get a lot of stuff made from white flour - garlic bread, pasta, pancakes, etc.
We continue to pray that she will be completely healed from all the issues that remain, but God knows best, and she is in His hands. He is so good to us.
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Wow, that will seem like a whole new world to her, after being in the hospital so long! Is she looking forward to being out of the hospital, or is it scary to her?
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