Recovery - Day 3

Today is Sunday (10/10/10, if you're wondering) & Suze spent her first full night & day in the private room.  She is blessed not to have a roomate as "privacy" & "hospital" are antithetical to one another.  A friend spent the night with Suze in the room so that I could grab some sleep in our bed at home (of course I hadn't been outside all day to know that it was 88 degrees; I guess I switched to flannel sheets too early!).  That was a gift to both Suze & to me. 

Her night was pretty uncomfortable & she never did get into a deep sleep.  That made today more difficult as she was already exhausted.  Our Doctor came by this morning & was pleased with her progress but as far as Suze is concerned she still feels like...honestly...crap!  Right now, it's the small blessings for which we are grateful:

• Blood sugars are staying in a good range, so no insulin (the pancreas produces insulin) injections required since the very first night
• She got out of bed twice today & shuffled (no small task given all the tubes & wires) to a chair, sitting upright for 30 minutes in the morning & 90 minutes in the afternoon
• She was able to keep the epidural for another couple of days in order to help manage pain

Of course there are lots of things to pray for as she continues to heal.  However for the sake of time & trying to keep the blessings ahead of the needs, I'll only mention two:

• Pain Management - soon she'll be off the epidural & will have to utilize other meds to deal with her pain (which is HUGE!).  She's a bit anxious about it as she's allergic to one drug & another is causing bad dreams & a "loopey" feeling in head.  Please pray for wisdom on the doctor's part & peace on ours
• Family Duress - needless to say the Fair 5 are lacking equiliberium these days.  We expected it but now that we're in it, we're doing our best to cope.  There are some big short-term losses for the kids (mom being the obvious one) & we're feeling a bit scattered & disconnected.  Please pray specifically for Ben, Katie & Mackenzie as they are doing their best to navigate through this time.  Please pray for wisdom on my part to catch what's happening in the moment with our kids in order to love them well.

Well, that's it for now.  My brain hurts & I'm getting a little slap-happy.  Katie's fixing something special for us, Mackenzie's created something special for us upstairs & Ben...well, Ben is scoring some extra-credit points for his French class by hangning our with some French-speaking people (a couple of weeks ago, they watched a movie; I asked him how it was & he said, "It was all in French...go figure!").  Leave it to Ben to lighten the load! 

We love you & appreciate the ways you are loving us!