Extracted from Katie's journal updates (I've omitted certain info...but you can find them when you go into the website):
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Friday, July 10, 2009 6:25 PM, CDT
Kat slept much of the afternoon and this evening, due to meds she is taking. She is drinking water and actually took a pill by mouth for the first time. We hope the nasal tube will be removed tomorrow. She really wants it out and we had to do a lot of fast talking to keep her from yanking on it.The cervical collar was removed this afternoon, making her much more comfortable.
Around 6 p.m., Kat got out of bed for the first time since she arrived here. She sat in a chair for about 5 minutes, decided she wanted to lie down again, and hopped up and into the bed before we could even call the nurse.
As her health improves, our next concern is how she will manage when it's time to go home. And the hospital bills. She has no health insurance. I don't have to tell anyone how much this costing her...the hospital alone is $15K per day, and that doesn't even include the doctors.
Pray for Kat to have good healthy sleep tonight and an even better day tomorrow.
Saturday, July 11, 2009 4:19 PM, CDT
Kat's been sleeping most of the day; she ate a few bites of lunch but that's about it.She complained of a bad headache in forehead area this afternoon, so she's on pain medication for that. Other than that, everything has been fine. Her blood pressure has been overall lower, so the meds are controlling that pretty well. She's been out of bed a few times, but isn't staying up much yet. Although, she did get pretty insistent about leaving this afternoon.
