Mother had a rough night dealing with discomfort, pain, and coughing, but she is making great strides on her road to recovery. They told us that she may be moved into a room and out of ICU today or tomorrow. This is great news as it means she doesn't require as much immediate care, but she will need more assistance from family as she can't do much of anything on her own. Such as drinking water, scratching her forehead and adjusting herself in bed. I gave her her first drink of water since about 11 am on Sunday this morning and it was glorious! She looked up at me through her swollen eyes, tried to smile and said "we take these things for granted".
She wants to thank everyone for their prayers, thoughts, and concerns. We have had soooo many people here at the hospital it has been incredible. She has by far been the patient with the biggest "fan club".
I'd like to give a special thanks to her dear friend Kathy Real for staying with her a couple of nights and being very flexible and able to come back to stay with her next week while Randy and I return for work.
I would also like to say that Amy and I have been very thankful that our bosses have been so generous to let us "do what we need to do" with this situation.
We will continue to update with her progress!
AJH
marsha ward | March 28, 2012 at 1:13 PM
We are so thankful for your family's healing and they continue to be in our prayers!! And Anthony, so glad to hear that your recovery has gone so well...apparently you Hilbers are a tough crowd! PTL!!