Last night at about 8:30pm, after having made a playroom run and 3 toilet trips during the day, Shae asked if she could once more get out of bed - so that she could walk across the room and look at baby Ellie who is her "across the room" neighbour.
Let me put into perspective what a big deal it is for Shae to take these little trips. In order to walk it takes two adult to help carry all the "accoutrements" - her fluid receptacles, drainage tubes and IV pole. Before even getting out of bed we need to unplug her heart rate, respiration and oxygen saturation monitors, clamp the drainage tubes and disconnect from the suction. And when she gets back into bed we have to untangle all the bits and hook it all back up again! It is a production - believe me - so for her to want to do this just to see a little baby across the room really moved me (exhausted me a bit as well!).
Today our friends Steph and Dale and their boys came to visit us. It was a real highlight and Shae definitely rose to the occassion! She walked down to the playroom with them (going at record pace), played with the doll house, posed for the cameras. I praise God that both times we have been here for Shae's surgery He has arranged a visit from someone in our Hong Kong family. Medicine for our souls!
Fluid drainage is constant and steady. Please pray that it starts to decrease soon!!!!
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