Day 8 in ICU

Good morning everyone! Happy Friday (I think). Mom called the night nurse, Kathy, last night and she said that dad had sat in the chair some more. This morning, Kathy told us that dad went to the bathroom and that his stomach had gone down considerably. Talking about my dad's bathroom cycle is not my favorite thing to do, but in this case going to the bathroom is a huge deal.

Kathy was so pleased to see dad so "with it." He told her that he loved his wife so much which made my mom happy of course. And I bet this will shock everyone but she cried when she told me. Our sitting and waiting is much more eventful now because dad keeps us entertained with his stories and the wacky things he says. He seems a little, how should I put it, high right now. For the most part he knows what is going on and seems to pick up on a lot. Yesterday after he just finished telling us he needed that Mt. Dew (for the 100th time), Melody and Bucky came and Mel had a water bottle in her bag that you could BARELY see. After saying hello, the first thing he did was point and say water bottle. He used his eagle eye for that one.

He knows most things, but is still a tad confused sometimes. He still mumbles something about Aysia (his great neice who is 8 who he loves like his own child) coming to get him and now he's including "Mawmaw" in it too. So, Denita (Mawmaw), I guess you need to come up with Aysia when she drives up. Ha. We are hoping the confusion will fade some when the medication is reduced. He does not seem to be in pain which I think is remarkable after only 8 days following brain surgery.

My hubby Adam, whom I am really missing, is coming to pick me up tomorrow. I have to go back to work. My mom is a little worried about me leaving, but I think since dad feels better she will be okay with it. As soon as I get ready, we are going to the hospital and I will have more to update.

Thanks for reading the blog and for caring about us so much. Our stress has been diminished considerably since yesterday. God took care of everything for us and in hindsight it seems dumb that we worried so much, but it was very scary for awhile.

For those of you who do not know how to convert ICU days, 8 days in ICU is 7 months normal people time. So we've been here roughly 7 months now:)

Love you guys. I look forward to your comments and emails and calls everyday even if I can't respond. I've saved all of the emails and now dad has the blog to look at too. He will be astonished at how many people are pulling for him, he has no clue!

Thanks to you all.

Love,

Cejae & Cathy Ellen Cross - she says hi and that she will post the next update...maybe.