Today didn't start exactly as planned but was still a good day. The plan was to remove the final chest tube today but the drainage was still a little milky so it was decided to hold off for a little while and check her chest x-ray and decide from there. This evening Dr. Meyers came by and said that everything looks good and as long as everything stays the same last chest tube should come out tomorrow. Lisa has also made some progress with getting more of her "accessories" removed. One of her lines that gave her pain meds has been removed and they have placed a regular IV so that they can remove her central line in her neck this evening.
During therapy today she did a record 30 minutes on the treadmill. Later in the day a balance test was performed and she did great! She scored in the top 1 percentile. She also took a walk through the halls this afternoon.
It has been so wonderful being here to see the great progress Lisa is making everyday. Everyone here has been so nice and friendly (especially Paul and Kristi). Avery is enjoying her first out-of-state trip and running through the long halls at the hotel. She is definitely keeping Maria busy. Hopefully Miss Avery and Lisa will get to see each other (even if from afar) before we have to head home on Friday.
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