Mary has flown the coop!!

Mary was released from the hospital today!!! She was so happy and excited about this news, and also just a touch nervous. She will be staying with my mom in her hotel room, just a few blocks away from the hospital. She will need to remain in the local area for the first coulple of days, to continue to receive outpatient care at the burn center, but she is planning to return home with my mom this weekend - hopefully Saturday. When I texted down there this evening, wondering where they were, the three of them (my mom, Mary, and Kyle) were out to dinner at Red Lobster!! This is so hard for me to imagine! But there they were. Now, my mom did say that it took her at least 10 minutes to get in and out of the car, and since she is still not able to straighten her back when she walks, she was definitely getting a lot of looks (wondering what the story was, I'm sure). But dinner out!! I'm sure it felt great. I mentioned to my mom that I bet she was so excited to sleep in a real, actual bed - not the hospital variety. But actually, she is missing that old hospital bed! It was so much easier for her to get in and out of, evidently. But still...don't you think it's going to be the best she's slept in over two weeks?? I guess we'll see tomorrow. Now, tomorrow morning my mom and Mary will need to do her wound care solo for the first time - in a hotel shower. I know that my mom is quite nervous about this, and I know that they will both need an increased amount of patience while they learn how to do this on their own. Of course they'll both need a lot of patience over the next several weeks and even months, but tomorrow morning...I'm thinking they'll need an extra dose!! Good luck guys!!!!