Around 4pm Mom and Matt went into her room (when the ridiculously limited visiting hours allowed us to do so again) Deanna was wide awake and waving, writing jokes on a note pad (as she was still intubated). We were elated!
The nurse said 'in 8 minutes I will extubated you, I just have to draw some labs.' Well in 8 minutes on the dot she calmly signed to us all, pointing to the clock and hitched her thumb over her shoulder... 'Time for this tube to come out!!' Then she smiled for a picture.
They gave us the boot for the extubation, and we've been back and forth since. She is still partially sedated for comfort purposes but is able to visit for short periods. She's struggling with some nausea so we're letting her rest and in the mean time, bickering over whose staying over. We've made beds of the benches in the family waiting room as Deanna's night nurse has encouraged us to stay.
Her spirit is uplifting. Today was a roller coaster of emotion but could not have gone more smoothly. We can only hope the smooth sailing continues and are enspired by her determination!
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