Day 8 - April 18th

It was a long day today. She was able to take a shower which is a big deal. The villagers have stopped threatening trouble after they learned of her shower and she feels much better. It was tiring so she needed a nap afterwards.

There was lots of education today. We had pill education, what pill is the name of all the pills, when do you take them and what do they do. Also the dietitian stopped by for a class on food, my favorite subject. She talked about food safety as well as what foods are a Bozo-No-No for a while and how to make other foods safely. This is due to the fact that she has a weakened immune system so he body will not attack the new heart. The pleural effusions are better since they decided that they didn't need to 'tap' them, that made everyone happy.

She also walked around the nurse's station on three separate occasions, that is a big deal. Overall she is feeling good but just gets tired easily. This should get better as time goes by.

Some have asked about an address, at this time we don't know what it will be. When we find out in a couple of days I will post it here. I know the transplant house is VERY picky about what can come in, cards are good and that is about it. Other things get stopped at the door and are not allowed in since most everyone there is on immunosuppressants.

There is a weekly support group meeting for transplant patients which she could not attend since that would require her to be 'off monitor' and she just came of the cardiac IV drug yesterday. I went and it was interesting, there are a few characters in there and I don't just mean me. She should be able to go next week. I think that is about it for the day.