October 19

In today's news, the liberals win a majority, the Blue Jays win game three, and Judy's intestines finally put out product. The third item is the most important because when the intestinal tract starts to move, Judy should be able to say good bye to nausea and begin to introduce food to her diet that doesn't come from a plastic bag. Judy still has an NG tube in her nose and she is still on an IV supplement called TPN. Another significant occurrence today was: Judy had the staples removed from her abdomen. The scar on her front side runs from the pubic bone to just below her rib cage. I think the staples in her back side will not be removed for quite some time. Judy was out of bed twice today with assistance, of course. She is still very weak and the effort of taking a few steps really plays her out. She does not have the energy to do much. In fact, I try to limit my visits to a very short period of time. Judy is sticking to the most important task right now...getting plenty of rest. She is not feeling well enough to read or check messages on her iPhone. Sweet dreams, Judy. I pray that you will get a little stronger each day.