Bumpy Road, cont.

Mom doesn't have the strength to breathe on her for 24 hours a day. She has to build up her strength. Her doctors and nurses seem optimistic that she can do so. So far, Mom can breathe about 3 hours before her respiratory numbers start to decline, and they put the CPAP back on her. She had two periods of breathing on her own today, and may have another period of breathing on her own tonight. The nurses had her on the CPAP during visiting hours, so she wouldn't be asking strings of questions, and we visitors would not tire her out too much. She still tried to ask questions through her mask. She is a hard-headed patient.