Moving from ICU to regular room

This is Bradley, guest blogging from the Arctic North for Greg today. I must note that Greg is unavailable at the moment because he is getting ready for Ronda Pippen's wedding. Ronda is marrying Bryan Crum at 7:30p this evening at Richland Hills United Methodist Church. The Nancy Cotharn Update would like to extend its warmest wishes and hopes for a lifetime of happiness to the young couple. I know that Nancy, Bradley, Kris, Austin, and Kacy wish they could be in attendance tonight, and our thoughts and prayers are in Richland Hills.

On to the official business. Mom is being moved this evening from ICU into a regular hospital room. She will be in Room 576, for those of you who are planning to visit, phone, or send cards.

I asked Greg about the trigger point that made the doctors comfortable moving Mom from ICU. In his view, it was two primary things:

1. Mom is now able to breathe on her own without assistance from the CPAP.
2. The Neurologist believes that the risk of stroke is now minimal.

Mom continues to make slow but steady progress toward recovery. Today is another good step.