Not too bad for a hospital day :) ..................

Hi everyone....
I was over to Mom's tonight and we finally decided to call Tami....Mom sleeps better if she knows Tami is all right.  Initial readings of her cat scan seemed good, but further reading has to be done, Dr. Lambert just said she liked what she could and couldn't see.  Her Bacteria count is still high despite the IV therapy, but hopefully that should take care of itself in a few days. 

Tomorrow they want to do the bladder test and make sure the kidney tubes are in the right place.  They're trying to move along and get things done as soon as they can.  Tami weighed in at a whopping 103 pounds with her hospital gown on.....that's up 16 pounds from her reading back in September, so we're proud of her for that.

Tami took her colored pencils and water colors and she spent some time today drawing and concentrating on details...she said that was therapeutic since she was tied down to her IV and couldn't go anywhere.....she did get them to take her for a walk a little later and she was excited to find the vending machine.....She said she could wiggle out and go the machines for twix bars and nacho chips and root beer.   She said, "I Like Options." She gets a bit claustrophobic when she can't move around a bit.

The ward brought the sacrament to her today and Dr. Lambert spoke with the Relief Society President, Bator Lachman.  All in all, Tami said she did not feel alone today and enjoyed the tranquility in her painting, (she compared her painting to mom's crocheting and how they can relax when doing those things) writing in her journal and speaking with Dr. Lambert and the missionaries who brought the sacrament.  She's at least trying to convince us all that she is okay.....I think I believe her.....she sounded good over the phone.

Love,
Judy