Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Check out Mony's new view. A room change was just one of many things that happened today. There was a really sick older woman with a large family who needed a private room, so the nurses put Ramona in another room (this one she shares with one other patient. The picture below is the view from her bed. I guess she can keep an eye on the CN tower. Also, in the early afternoon while Mom, Becki, Randy and I were out in the mall (Eaton Centre) the physiotherapists came to see how much Mony could move. It's pretty amazing, she actually took two little sideways steps today (with her walker pictured below). I'm blown away, right after surgery I would lift her leg about an inch while she was laying down and it would hurt excruciatingly. And Ramona had her CT scan this morning. Dr. Ferguson gave us the results this afternoon (note to anyone who is told it takes a week or two). In the lungs there are 3 spots on the right side. Dr. Ferguson was relatively optimistic compared to what the lungs could look like. His gut instinct is that the surgeon could take care of these spots. Now we are waiting for him to talk to Dr. Waddell (Thoracic (lung) surgeon) to get his opinion and schedule. There is reason to believe they won't do chemo before lung surgery (we're not exactly jumping to high yet). The ride to the airport was like an episode of amazing race (talk to Kev, Randy or Becki to get the story)...anyway...the biggest problem of the day is that morphine has really shut down Ramona's digestive system an so she is often uncomfortable...the partially immobile left arm is also still a big frustration... i guess that's all i'll share for now...earl
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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

cool walker!
dad

Unknown said...

Whew, at least we know the CN Tower isn't going anywhere with Ramona keeping a weather eye out. Thanks, Ramona, I feel a lot better. ;)

So glad to hear that there was a minor/major improvement in your leg motion Ramona. I'll be praying for enduring patience with your body... in the scheme of things, it must seem like it's doing everything to rebel, which I am sure is frustrating. Patience is so hard to come by at times like these, I'm thankful we don't rely on ourselves for it. I'll be praying for God to shrink those lung tumors as well, and that they are removable by surgery.

My heart is still full, and God is still good. Earl, I'll be praying against the frustration you feel. Thanks for keeping us all posted!

Erin

Chad said...

praying for your lungs among other things, praying that your rehabilitation goes well, thanking god for your progress. praying that your digestion feels better, and that your arm starts being more mobile, thanking god that your family could be with you.
chad