Saturday, March 25th

Great news everyone: Mom's off of the respirator! When I spoke to her nurse this morning she said that they were doing excersices to try to build up Mom's confidence and strength in an attempt to get her off of the respirator. I imagined that it would take atleast another day before she got off of it. However, I got a phone call from Dad around 3:30 pm telling me that he had just returned from visiting mom and that she was off of the ventilator. She is a little more alert that before and is now able to talk a little in a hushed tone. Sheila aunty called me after she visited her today to also break the good news to me. It will probably be a while before Mummy has the strength to talk on the phone. Sheila aunty told me that mom was in no hurry to hear my voice or talk to me. ;o) (we'll have plenty of long conversations/discussions once she gains a little bit of strength) She knows that its better for her to not talk much and rest. Her nurses and doctors have told us of small progresses in her health since Wednesday but today was an enormous achievement. Hopefully she will continue to be able to breath on her own and will not have to be put back on a respirator. Dad and Pratap kaka have made a routine to go to the Y and exercise after seeing mom in the morning. They are also doing well. So overall today has been a good day for Mom. Mom is in good spirits and will continue to fight to get back to a healthy lifestyle. Keep sending the prayers and positive vibrations. :o)