Later on October 28

I went up to see Judy later this afternoon. She was doing much better. As I have shared in previous blogs, a positive sign is when the queen starts getting bossy. I was being quite obsequious(I always wanted to use that word - look it up) because I have gone ahead and painted all the bedroom/bathroom doors without royal assent. Thankfully, I chose the right shade of dark mocha. But seriously, Judy was up for a walk while I was there. She walked several paces and then was given a sponge bath. Before I left, Judy had slurped down half of the chocolate Boost I sneaked into the hospital. She also had 5-10 tsps of cream o' celery soup. The soup rounded out the cracker she had for lunch. They have reduced her intake of TPN to 14 hours/day from the previous 24 hours/day. The cause of her frequent nausea is the painkillers she takes to alleviate the muscle pain from laying on her side all day. The painkillers also help her to sleep. The trick is to gradually decrease her painkiller dosage at a rate that will allow her to be comfortable and sleep while not causing nausea. Judy is still leaking between the staples on her lower backside. Healing the internal leak will take time. Long journeys take longer when you are taking baby steps. Patience, patience, endurance, hope, and belief.