Day 4

Day 4 was kind of a blur. The night before we had moved to a normal room, which was nice but much smaller. They said MK would be able to rest there better, but they seemed to come in that room more than they did in ICU. Above is a picture of the room.

Mk was able to get up and with the help of Holly take a shower and put on her own pajamas instead of the open back hospital gown. Those two actions made a world of difference in how MK felt.

Later OTs and PTs came in and worked with her then had her walk the hallway.

I decided to go home and do some laundry, get the mail, and maybe get some rest. If only things went as planned. Just after I got home Holly called and said that they would be releasing her soon. So as soon as the laundry was done I headed back down town. Then we were in hurry up and wait mode. We saw Dr. Barrow one more time and then around 4:45 we were released to go home. Just in time for Atlanta rush hour on a Friday evening before a holiday. To all of our surprise traffic was light. With us driving in the HOV lane we made it home in about 40 mins. I must say I did a great job on making it one of my smoothest rides MK has ever had.

Once we were all home, MK sat in a chair in the living room while Holly went to get the prescriptions filled. I then move the Lazy-boy chair up to the guest room. That wore my butt out since it came from the basement. MK walked up stairs and sat down in the recliner while I worked on getting the bed ready. I placed a bunch of blankets and pillows under the mattress so that it was inclined. By sleeping and resting in the inclined position it takes any pressure of the back of her head.

Mk ate a bowl of Cheerios and half of a McDonald's hamburger.

Holly and MK slept in the Guest room last night and I got to sleep in my bed. Everyone slept very well. Mk only woke up once to go to the rest room and to take a pain pill. It is amazing what a good night's sleep did for everyone.

It is good to be home.