Still smiling!

Many of you have probably been waiting all day to read another post. Well at 1pm we heard the phone ring.. it was the nurse from the PACU (post anesthesia care unit). Bob, Jamie, and Sean rushed over to the phone to hear the latest. Bob talked to the nurse and the nurse told Bob that Laura was awake and waiting to see her family. One by one they filed in to see Laura.  Each of them spent only a few minutes with her. When they came back to the waiting room, all three of them had the biggest smiles on their faces. They said.. she looks awesome and she is so Alert and with-it.  Soon after they visited, she couldnt see any visitors for a little while because she was given more pain medication (IV Dilaudid), if any of you know drugs.. this is an AWESOME one. It is stronger than Morphine and works amazingly. 

Anyways.. she is doing awesome. In the afternoon we all went our separate ways, while sweet Bob waited patiently for the moment he would be able to see her again. Sean and I came back around 5pm to check on her, and she was still in the PACU. Apparently the entire hospital was FULL. Therefore they had to wait hours for a room. It got to be ridiculous, so I decided to use some of my nursing skills. I went over to ICU and asked their charge nurse what the hold up was? She stated that they just needed to receive report from the PACU and then they would transfer her over. 

So then I went to ask PACU why they hadn't called over report. The nurse decided to make up a story, so I asked for him to talk to his supervisor. Long story short, We got her moved over within minutes to the ICU. 

It was a long day, a long GREAT day. 

Please continue to pray for an amazing recovery. 

We will try to keep this blog as updated as much as possible.

We truly appreciate all the emails,cards and gifts that have been sent.

Laura is still dancing, even in her beautiful blue hospital gown!!

The picture above was taken by Sean's phone as she was being wheeled into her ICU room. Do you notice her big smile?

The plan: They are monitoring her closely tonight in ICU, then possibly tomorrow afternoon will move her to a MED/SURG floor for recovery for 2-3 days. All of this is, of course, depending on how Laura feels.. 

Thank you again for all your thoughts, encouragements, and prayers!

Our God is GOOD!!