Improving

After spending 1 night in St. Elizabeth's ICU in Red Bluff, Angela's doctor asked me if I'd like her transferred to a lung specialist in Redding, so we've now spent 2 nights at Shasta Regional Medical Center in the CICU. Yesterday, she was back to being herself mentally and sat up in a chair without the BiPAP for six hours, feeling great.  But, it was too much, too soon.  In the evening, she became confused again, and blood gases were bad again.  She went back on her BiPAP and by this morning is again back to herself.  Today, they plan to transfer her out of the ICU and keep track of her labs, maybe keeping her on BiPAP a bit more.  She gets tired of having the mask on all the time, but it seems to be what is keeping her lungs on track.  She may have another sleep study before she goes home, to be sure her equipment is set right.  She does seem to be headed in the right direction, but things need a bit more tweaking before we're ready to tackle being home, without all the monitors and fancy equipment.  We are thankful to be indoors here, where a jacket is comfortable, when outside it is in the triple digits.  God has certainly blessed us and we are grateful to have the Angela we know and love back from wherever a mind goes when its environment is not providing the right support..