Saturday! July 18th. 2009

Greetings all~
Last night Jan was looking really good. A low grade fever "is very common" after such a long surgery....and by the time I left it was "normal".
She was drinking ensure and had attempted some soup, but she made a "yucky" face... I am going to try to find some really good soup on my way over today.

I read some blog posts to her while there (my nephew helped me to get the page to show up without being "online"-smart cookie). She enjoyed hearing them. Her voice is back to about 95% and of course really appreciates not having that hot blanket on. :)

It was getting so late last night but they were still going to try to get her "up" and had a chair out. I was pretty tired...and Jan said... go get some sleep- so I hit the road.

In case you didn't catch Joe (and Janae's) post from today, Joe said:
"Janae and I talked with Jan this morning and she was sitting up in a chair. Praise God!!" Isn't that awesome! Thought I would re-copy that one! Yay! Another huge milestone!!! The goal now is to "get up, walking around three times a day". I know Jan can do it. :)

Our nephew's birthday was yesterday, and we have been interested in having a birthday meal in his honor (tradition). Since I have decided to stay another night in Seattle, he and his Dad are coming down here, but the bonus is that our nephew would like to go see Jan as well...(which we both thought was very sweet). As my nephew considered this, he said "Well, I'd like Grandpa to come to". The upshot is that Brendan (nephew), Alfonso (brother-in-law), and our Dad are coming to Seattle today. I am still in shock that our 82 year old Dad has decided to take this trip...He loves Jan so much and must really want to see her. :) Prayers for safe and comfortable travels to and fro.

Given that Joe is planning to come on down as well, this sounds like a very big visiting day today! I hope that (and will watch for that) we do not all wear her out...well...too much. hee hee.

Thank you, all, again for all of your support.
~Nancy