Thursday, October 9, 2008

My mom has a bacterial infection in her lungs so now we have to wear gowns and masks while we are in her room. It is not causing her any problems she is more or less just a "carrier" of the infection but we could get it and get sick. She was supposed to be moved to TCU (transitional care unit) yesterday but her doctor decided he wants to wait because she moves around so much in her bed they are afraid she will fall out. She tries to mouth words to us. Some we can understand others we have no idea what she is trying to tell us. I'm sure she is so frustrated with us. Either today or tomorrow they will switch her trach tube so she can talk. She is not sleeping. Maybe 2-4 hrs in a 24 hr period. They didn't want to give her anything in hopes that she would just wear herself out but I guess they are going to tonight. She has gone three nights now with no sleep. I guess her body figures 2-1/2 weeks of sleeping should last a while.

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