Best Day Yet...

Denise had the best day yet! 

Surgery to place the filter went well and she has been off of sedation for most of the day. 

Kurt, her brother, visited her this evening and she followed commands quite well (lift your hand, squeeze, move your leg). 

He asked her to blink twice (she did about 4-5 blinks) and then asked her to blink once and she did. 

Then he told her that one blink meant no and multiple blinks meant yes.

He asked if she was cold and she blinked once. He then asked her if she was in pain and she responded with one blink. 

Hallelujah Jesus!!!!! 

She is not out of the woods as she still has clots in her arms and has a long road to recovery for her brain but we are appreciating EVERY SINGLE BLESSING from God!

Tonight she is going to be given Lovenox, blood clot preventer. We hopefully will get her off the ventilator by the earliest next Monday and at that point they will consider giving her blood thinner to break up the clots. This means they will have to monitor her extremely close because to make sure her brain bleed does not restart. 

Denise at Aniston's (granddaughter) Thanksgiving Feast at Westminster Academy - November 2013.