Wednesday

Well, maybe the roller coaster is over. Second good day in a row...actually it's a really, really good day. Cheryl is awake and answering questions. She even told Trisha to leave her alone when she was squeezing Cheryl's arm! She's still the mom! The breathing tube is still in but hopefully will come out soon. She continues to breath on her own and did so all day yesterday, through the night last night, and continues to do so. There are still some things to do before the machine can be completely removed. The machine has been pumping the blood out of her lungs for a week so some things have to be done to remind her lungs to do this. The doctors say that her kidneys are rebounding very well. The pneumonia is gone but she does still have a respiratory infection which is improving very well also.