Message Twenty Five

It's been a very busy day for Elizabeth. It started with Liz sitting on the edge of her bed (supported by her physios, nurses and OTs).  Her feet were on the floor.  She then had two hours breathing on her own.  She had another two hours later on this evening.

My mother visited by train.  She was able to see Elizabeth sitting in a chair with her head held high.
We heard that in the night Elizabeth's cough had been so strong her tracheostomy tube had dislodged. (Elizabeth spelled out 'Portex', for those who know about these things.) This brought the Sheffield vs Leicester rivalry to play.  The Sheffield tracchy is made by a different company to the one used by Leicester (superior of course).  So it was a relief for the doctors to make Elizabeth 100% Leicester compliant. 

Liz was pleased to see Asli again, and Tejal, and also Benj and his dad Charlie.

We said good bye to Liz's student nurse G who has spent a few days caring for Liz.  Liz completed G's patient feedback form for her placement.  She thought G was great.  Jo, Liz's nurse, subtly persuaded us to leave early because she could see that Liz was getting tired.  She has had a good day.  We learnt that the infections are all felt to be benign, for which we are thankful.