New room

Mom is in her new room. They have a new rehab floor at Boone Hospital, it is great. Mom is in a single room on floor 3 room 3202. Everything is new, wheel chair friendly and larger closet space. Every girl needs her closet space.

Well Christmas went great. Shawn, Kati and Lindsay got in Friday around 2:00pm. Dad came down as well and we all camped out at our house in Columbia. It worked out great, we put dad in the guest room and Shawn's crew took the down stairs. David and I fixed spaghetti and meat balls for dinner. We loaded up all the presents, food and off we all went to the hospital. We took over the larger waiting room. Lindsay was a trooper, she had a blast. She got all kinds of fun stuff.

Mom is starting to practice walking with the walker. She is getting strong in her upper body as well. She started off lifting 2lbs and is now up to 10lbs. The communication with the legs is still a struggle for her. I truly believe mom is getting better. Her spirit is great, seeing Lindsay and the whole crew made her day.

Thank you for your prayers.

Love the Davis family

Merry Christmas

Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas. If you are like us it is still going. Yesterday on Christmas morning. David (my husband to be in 15 days), Deva (the dog) and I went to see mom. Mom had her Christmas shirt on and looked pretty good. My Aunt Debbie and Uncle Paul came down to spend Christmas with mom and dad.
Wednesday mom did walk 75 feet along the parallel bars. She also did a lot of practice moving from the wheel chair to the bed. They try and stand her up everyday and work on transferring from the wheel chair to other surfaces.
Today is our big family Christmas my brother and his family are driving in from IA this morning. We are taking spaghetti and meatballs to the hospital and all our presents. Of course we are all excited to see my little niece Lindsay open her presents.

Tonight I went to see mom, she was in the small dinning room at the end of her floor. She was eating with two other woman on the floor. I thought she looked great. That is seeing her in the uncomfortable back brace and wheel chair. I can't believe this is real, I watched my mom wheel herself to her room. They told her today she would have another 4 weeks in rehab. She is trying so hard and not giving up at all. We are all so proud of her. I know every day is mentally and physically draining. All of us praying and sending her love is working. Thank you for your continued thoughts. Merry Christmas.

Here is the good and not so good. Mom was suffering from the severe pain in her lower back. They did a MRI Wednesday night and found another blood clot. That was the cause of the pain. The doctor said that the bones and infection was healing well. They are not going to do any other treatment for the blood clot since mom is already on medication for the prior blood clots.
Thursday mom was looking good. They got her medications regulated better to lessen her pain during therapy. I went with her to the gym and watched the different things they are working on. They are using a sliding board to have her move from the wheel chair to the bed. She was doing this mainly on her own. They also put a long length mirror in front of her so that she could see that the communication signals to move her feet need improvement.
Emotionally it has been rough for her and all of us. We are all thinking about Christmas and my wedding in 3 weeks. They moved mom to a single room for now. I thought that would be good especially when Shawn's family come in from IA the day after Christmas. We will decorate the meeting room down the hall and celebrate as a family.

Today when I went to visit mom she was still in a lot of pain. Her X-RAY results turn out to be good the doctor mentioned that all bones looked great. Dr. Irvin did have to increase her pain medication due to lower back pain.
They had a rehabilitation room come available that mom moved into this afternoon 4109. She does have a room mate in this room. In the rehab center mom will be doing 3 hours a day of physical therapy and then OT and speech therapy will visit as well. They will also help her learn how to get dress, put on make-up and do daily activities all over again. The communication with her muscles and nervous have to be retained in her legs and arms. The other thing is that she she will receive her IV antibiotics as well.
I think mom is excited yet nervous this is a big step. They mentioned that she should expect to be in the Rehabilitation center for 3 weeks.

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Hi, everyone sorry I haven't checked on lately. Mom had been doing great. She started to get 3 physical training sessions a day. They would also take her to the gym at the hospital. She is also receiving OT as well. There is talk of her moving to a rehabilitation bed when one becomes available at Boone Hospital.
Then yesterday when my dad came to visit he mentioned they did a routine X-Ray on her back. I have not heard the results yet. Dad also mentioned mom was in severe back pain again. When the doctor came in he decided to increase her pain medication again. I called around 8:00pm last night to check on her and the nurse said that they were trying to keep your comfortable. I asked if all doctors a were of what was going on as well. She replied yes.
Hopefully it is pain from all the work outs she has been through. Mom had decreased her pain medication as well so it might of all added up. We might know something tomorrow.
Mom has enjoyed all the wonderful Christmas decorations that friends and family have brought her. She has also enjoyed your company. We truly want to thank everyone for your prayer's most of all. Thank you to those of you who are helping out my father as well. This is a very hard and lonely time for him. Everyone has been so thoughtful. Thank you so much.

Goodness it is cold out side

Mom is doing pretty good today. She just got her new pic line in the right side. They started her on medication to thin her blood and fight the blood clot. Dr. Irvin is back in town and he thought things were looking up. Her protein levels which I understand can also measure the inflammation. They were at 11.75 and now at 6 and the doctor would like them at 1 so we are moving in the right way.
Looks like at some point mom will go next to Skilled Nursing unit of the Moberly Hospital then to rehab to gain strength and give her medication. The medication is through the pic line only.

Mom is doing pretty good today. She had an ultra sound done on her heart. They are also monitoring the heart at the front desk. Her heart beat has been a little fast but under control now. She also had therapy this morning and is having an X-ray this afternoon.
Well they found that she has a blood clot on her left side in the upper chest area now. Goodness it seems like one thing after another. The surgeon is going to come in pretty soon and make a decision on what to do. Most likely put her on blood thinners and then remove the pic line. They will have to put the pic line into the other arm. Mom has to receive her medications through it.
I also asked how they are monitoring her infection. The doctor basically told me that they look at her physical appearance and see how her body is reacting (no fevers). They also look at the X-rays to see if the bones are healing. Since mom has so much going on it is very hard to monitor the one thing because of the sjogrens syndrom, Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, and Streptococcus in the blood and then bone infection. Goodness that is a mouth full.

Mom moved out ot NSICU today.

Mom got out of NSICU today. She is now on the fourth floor in room 4110. She is still recovering and suffering from a lot of pain. I believe this is day 15 in the hospital. I think she is breaking records, mom has been in the hospital in the last few months a total of 25 days from the last time and this time. Wow she is a real trooper.

Today we thought mom might come out of NSICU but they are going to keep her there. It is good though because they can watch her a lot better. I was there when both doctors were in and they said that it will be a slow recovery. Dr. Johnson also mentioned that when they did the surgery the infection was still very alive so that means that the medication that she is taking to fight the infection would start over from day one Wednesday after after her surgery.
Mom and dad had planned a trip to go to Hawaii in the middle of February right now the doctor doesn't see that happening but still wants to play it by ear. Mom is just very weak.

Yesterday a couple of us went to see mom. They had her up in the chair for about 3 hours with her brace on early that morning. Any time she is 45 degrees she must be in a brace. That is a lot of work for mom at this point. When we got there we noticed that she was pretty tired. But good old Lindsay Grace sang for her grandma and gave her kisses that made her happy.
Then around 3:00pm we got a phone call from ICU that mom had fallen. She did not get injured, but of course it was a shock. This increased her heart rate and her blood pressure. They are concerned that her right leg is very weak.
Please keep praying. We appreciate all the love and support that you all have shown our family.

Mom is still in NSICU on the 4 floor she is doing pretty good and looking better. She was talking with us and drinking clear liquids. I feel that everything is going in the right direction. Mom has enjoyed seeing her granddaughter Lindsay that has brought many smiles to her face.

NSICU Boone Hospital Center

Mom went in for a major surgery yesterday morning. Dr. Bonderant did the surgery it took about 6 hours. The bone that is broken L9 in her back slipped and was resting on her spinal cord. This became very serious, that is why mom was in such serve pain. This could have effected her movement in her legs. So the Doctor wanted to operate as soon as possible. He put in 2 rods and 8 screws in her back.
Mom is now resting in ICU at Boone and will be there roughly 3 days. Shawn, my brother and his family came down yesterday morning right before mom went in for surgery. This is a tough time for our family, we are all praying for moms healthy recovery.

Mom has been busy this morning. They did an X-ray and put her pic line in. She is also in line for an MRI. She is getting fit for a back brace. Her pain is about the same and her level of mobility has not changed. So I'm not sure what the intentions of the back brace is. Just wait and see. The infection is responding to the infection so that is good as well.