July 12

Melinda had a peaceful night and is more relaxed today. Pt. dressed Melinda this morning and wanted to see if she could breath on her own while sitting in a chair and Melinda tolerated this for 1 hr with her oxygen staying above 90%. Pt. is impressed with Melinda and said she is going to be their best patient. Speech therapy came by with some pictures of a bed, tv etc., the alphabet and numbers. They wanted to see if Melinda would recognize by pointing to the picture or letter that was asked... and Melinda did a great job! Soon Melinda will be able to talk and tell us. Melinda's back, pelvis and chest were x-rayed and will know the results tomorrow. God Bless.