Condition 6:00 pm
- Today was an eventful day. Dianne was opening her eyes more and trying to communicate with her hands. She wanted to talk but was unable to because of the respirator. She was getting very frustrated trying to communicate, and her hands weren't working well enough to hold a pen or point to objects.
- Dr. Tangel approved the removal of the ventilator. Once the ventilator was removed she seemed to feel a lot better. She is still struggling with communication but was trying very hard to whisper and point to things. She said a few sentences that didn't really make any sense, and she was asking what day it was. She wanted to know right away when her feeding tube, oxygen tube and all the other IV tubes could be removed. She also wanted to know when she would be able to come home.
- Dianne seemed to get pretty worn out quickly. We tried to leave her to nap but she wanted someone there in the room with her. Then she quickly changed her mind and decided she didn't want any visitors, but did inform Jeff that he needed to return to her room later on tonight.
- She seems to be getting back to her spunky self, but still has a lot of recovering to do. Her nurse, Amy, did mention that she was surprised how fast she improved today. She expected todays steps to take a few days so being that Dianne progressed so quickly today did surprise her, but this is good!
RN: Amy K (day) / Claudia (night)
