Labor Day

The long slow holiday weekend fit in well with the overall prescription for Faina at this juncture, give things time to heal. She is now off the morphine altogether, no basal dose, no demand dose, not even an IV hookup.

Over the weekend she seemed to be regaining some strength. In the early afternoon we ventured down to the lobby and out the door! It was Faina's first breath of outdoor air since about 5:15 am on August 12th. On our second outing, about an hour later, we went down to the interstection at Broadway, taking in a glance at the cobblestoned street and the original hospital building, ironically named after John Shaw Billings. Jamie suggested jokingly we head down to Fell's Point. Later in the day Faina took a third trip outside. She greatly enjoyed the cool breeze, sunshine, and fresh air.

There is a chance that she will be discharged this week and a home healthcare nurse will take care of the few things that have to be attended to regularly. She is still getting her hydration and nutrition intravenously, the compazine shots to counter the nausea that accompanies the octreatide injection (this is to help advance the healing of the fistula), the heparin, and the insulin.

It was a good weekend and a milestone Labor Day worth remembering.