Monday, July 25th

I am happy to report that Mary has had a great day today!! Her pain has been much less, she has been much more alert, and according to my mom the difference between yesterday and today has been remarkable. We are so thankful! Yesterday the motion of moving the bed from a horizontal position to a sitting position was extremely painful for her, yet today she was able to lift her legs enough to move the pillows underneath them. Way to go Mary! We also got a bit of a "schedule" for her recuperation during the rest of her time in the hospital. I thought it would be helpful to pass this information along in case any of you out there have plans to visit Mary. Every day between 7-8, both am and pm, she is visited by the doctor for an exam. So not even my mom can be in the room during that time. Then, starting tomorrow, she will have wound care every morning at 9:00 and physical therapy at 11:00am. So mornings will be full of work for Mary, with no spare time for visits. She definitely loves visits, and can officially start having visitors again tomorrow, but afternoons are the best and the time for each visit should be limited. There's no official "time limit," but Mary is still recuperating from a major trauma and will need time to rest during the day. And we all know Mary - she'd want to keep chatting and talking all day - but as the big sisters and official blog writers, we are asking that everybody keep in mind her need to rest if visiting. And I'll be taking my own advice when I drive down to see her tomorrow! I'm hoping she'll let me snap a couple of pictures while I'm there, since I know it will be comforting for everybody to see her face! Stephanie or I will post more tomorrow evening, and will continue to keep you all up to date on her recovery. Thank you to all of you for your concern for Mary!!