Minor Crisis Averted

As I noted previously, Mary did have a drain (JP) after surgery. The doctors removed it last Thursday and stuck a bag on her skin to capture any fluids. We are to simply watch the color and as long as its doesn't change, just keep emptying the bag. Well, the bag is on its last legs and they didn't supply us with any spare items. We called today and the nice nurse who eventually took our call arranged a small supply of all the necessary parts to replace the bag. I drove up to Stanford and just returned and Reenie is already working on the bag replacement.

Otherwise, the day is incredibly quiet (boring) although we see Mary making small improvements continuously. At one point she got up and walked to the next room and after she got there, asked for the walker. Until that point, she wouldn't think of taking a step without a walker because she felt so uncertain. She sat at the lunch table for a very long time before heading in for her nap so overall she is definitely improving.

Reenie did a grocery run and loaded us up for the next few days. Marge stopped by with fresh lemonade and banana nut bread and had a nice chat with Mary.

Maurice and Ingrid stopped by with a replacement pizza cutter and a fresh blanket Ingrid had taken home to wash. Mary was napping so they didn't get a chance to see her.