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PLAN! Moving forward.....

It is Tuesday.  Mom has come so far since SUNDAY!  We have a PLAN for her to move forward!  

Mom will move to a longterm acute hospital soon called Vibra Hospital of DeSoto.  We do not have a date for this yet, but anticipate it would be in a couple of days. The reason she is staying in a hospital facility is that they need to continue to administer IV antibiotics to fight the infection, and rehab facilities and assisted nursing facilities do not have the ability to do this. They think the infection was either viral meningitis or encephalitis, but will not be able to confirm since the spinal tap was unsuccessful. Once the infection is gone, she may be moved again to a rehab facility, or she could potentially go home and do outpatient rehab. 

I'm really proud of Mom! She is doing much, much better since Sunday. She is now very coherent and back to her talkative self. Mom's fever is gone and her kidneys are also starting to improve. Her blood pressure and sugars are also being maintained in a healthy range. She was able to move her left leg, sit up and hold her head up on her own. This is a lot more movement than what we were able to do last week. They were afraid of aspiration this weekend, but mom passed her Speech Therapist Swallow test on Monday and CAN swallow. The doctors now say she can eat WHATEVER SHE WANTS, so mom chose Chicken Salad Chick for lunch today. 

Thank you for tuning into the Debbie Fromm post today!  Thank you for praying and lifting her up!  As soon as we began the blog - she literally had one night to sleep and then BAM - she is getting better.  Prayers work! 

We would love to accept visitors today or tomorrow at Baylor Scott & White Hospital in Waxahachie (room 608), or at the new Vibra Hospital of Desoto once she moves later this week. We are trying to keep mom more awake during the day, so she sleeps at night. Your visits and or phone conversations would mean so much to her as she continues her road to recovery. 

P.S. Note from Heidi: Amy is also doing much better each day as she works to recover from Covid. She still may have a couple small symptoms, but seems to have tons of energy and says she is feeling good. Thank you for the prayers for her too!

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  1. Monica ThompsonMarch 28, 2023 at 2:16 PM

    Thank GOD! I feel like God must be pretty busy with all our family and friends sending prayers, I'm so happy to hear they are working!!

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