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Mom update

It's early, early in the morning and I just talked to mom. She sounded GREAT!!!!! Ryan had talked to her yesterday before I had, and reported the same thing. Mom says the eye looks much better now that it's stitched up. It's not bleeding and draining anymore, although it's still swollen. Her vision is improving and is expected to keep getting better as the swelling goes down. There is a chance that they'll have to go back after everything is healed for a little more plastic surgery, but otherwise, everything is going very well. Thank you so much for all your prayers. I'm so grateful to her team of doctors. If they hadn't caught that blood clot, I wonder what would have happened to her vision, or if the clot had gotten loose so close to her brain - it makes me shutter!

Mom says she's been very happy with the care she's had in this hospital. She says they've watched her so carefully and called in any specialist she needed without hesitation. She says even the food has been pretty good. Grin!

I spoke with mom's nurse, who spoke flawless English. Mom says communicating with the medical staff has been no problem. Her doctor actually went to medical school in Seattle and is married to an American woman, so his English is perfect.

I can empathise with our HPS friends that don't speak English and what that's like in a medical setting. There were a few times over the years living in Germany when we had to seek medical care in the German hospital. Usually someone spoke good English, but still, it can be unnerving not to understand what's going on around you when you're ill.

As for me, my sleep patterns are now completely backwards. I've been staying up so I can talk to mom in the morning her time, but late enough in the morning the doctor has been by. I think mom's in the clear enough that I can start working on trying to get things switched back around.

Thanks again to everyone for their prayers and well wishes!
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