Praying for Farts

Good Evening again from City of Hope,

Today was a great day in Duarte, CA.! Beautiful weather, beautiful sunrise and sunset, even amidst the smog colored skies. Today at 3 pm, Mom was moved from ICU to a regular room with a better view (mountains instead of the 605 freeway) Our nurse today, Miss Sue, was amazing and made the transition super easy. They have an award program here called The Daisy Award, which is given to exceptional nurses-Mom wants to nominate Miss Sue-I guess I have a letter to write! The nurses here in 4West are equally amazing and to top it off, this wing is QUIET-the bells and whistles of the ICU are gone. Well, most of the bells and whistles, Mom is still hooked up to a dozen different wires.

The physical therapists are beginning to realize that Cece Green is one of the strongest women on the planet, as well as stubborn and independent! She not only stood up twice today, she walked down the halls of the ICU 8 times! Seriously, that is crazy, considering the extent of her surgery. They also took her oxygen off during the daytime, her blood pressure and oxygen levels are looking great!

The next big hurdle is the reason for the title of this post. She has not eaten any food since Monday morning-tomorrow will be six days with no food and five days with no water. She is allowed to eat ice chips, but nothing else until the farts begin....which seems to be taking quite a long time. Her attitude is incredible, especially because we all know how it feels when we skip a meal. Personally, I can go from calm, nice Sarah to super bitch if I miss a meal! Hopefully, tomorrow we will see some action in the fart department. Wish Mom luck!

Love,

Sarah