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The Powers That Be at the Hearthstone nursing facility have rumored that Mary just MIGHT be discharged tomorrow... so everybody keep your fingers crossed! Mary wants to try living at her own home, so Cheryl will be moving in with her on a temporary basis to see how she does. Mary will still require oxygen, a walker, etc. but I have never seen anyone with such a fantastic iron will as this woman. Go, Mary, Go!!

Mary Wroten was transferred on May 10th from the hospital to a rehab facility (Hearthstone) and her progress has been nothing short of phenomenal. The woman is incredible. We are hopeful that she will be discharged to go home this weekend, so everybody keep your fingers crossed and keep those prayers going! She will still need oxygen and some home health care visits and meds of course, and will need to use a walker for a while yet to get around, but still, to have improved this much so quickly is amazing. She is going to try to eat 'real' food this evening (to be sure she can swallow properly rather than the food going into her lungs), and then they will do an x-ray to confirm that her lungs are okay enough that they can discharge her. You go, Mary!!

Most of the readers of this blog already know that Mary (Sanphillip) Wroten was admitted to JC Lincoln Hospital ICU on Wednesday, April 30th. What they thought was a cold and an asthma attack turned out to be emphysema and pneumonia, among other things. She has been on a ventilator (breathing machine) for the past four days. She's also been receiving four different kinds of antibiotics, rehydration (she was very dehydrated), lots of sedation, etc. etc. Cheryl, Toni, and I have been standing watch in the ICU room and the care Mary has been receiving can be referred to as nothing short of excellent. Long story short... today the ventilator was successfully removed and that is a MAJOR step toward recovery. We are all shouting Hallelujah and doing the Happy Dance. Of course, she still has a long way to go, but getting the breathing tube removed from her throat is a huge relief... and now she will be able to talk, as soon as her throat heals a bit. She is receiving nutrition via a nasal...