Nausea Continues

The kids, Nathan and I went to see Vicki last night for about 30 minutes. She was in good spirits, looked good and interacted with the children even though she seemed to be so tired. I asked her, "Are you having a good day?" She softly replied, "No." I said, "Well, you look like you're having a good day!" And she said, "I don't know, maybe I am." Then we just smiled at each other.

We thought she had gotten over the nausea, but it has returned. She started vomitting again last night. The Nurse Practitioner is going to evaluate the situation today. She's still on tube feedings and eating some by mouth. It's possible that the combination of feedings could have something to do with it, but we really don't know. It could be a number of things. They are going to test her swallowing today to see how well she can tollerate liquids through a straw. She continues to wear the trach collar and they are trying to increase the duration each day, but the vomitting may slow that down a bit. They don't want to put too much on her at once.

She's gaining a little strength. She's able to raise her right arm on her own about an inch or two. That is the arm that's in a cast so it's quite heavy for her to lift. She can now raise her left hand to her face on her own as well.

Holly sat with her today and reminded Vicki that her birthday was coming soon (Saturday, March 15th). She asked Vicki what she wanted for her birthday and she said, "I want to get out of here!" :)

Aaron has returned to work and is doing okay. Of course he would rather be with Vicki. He's meeting with a surgeon about his knee later this week.

Thank you for your continued prayers and support. We love you all!