Friday 1/1/21

 Good news.  Sorry that I haven't added anything for a while but I really didn't know anything.  I couldn't see her until visiting hours which start at 11:00 AM here.  They took her breathing tube out a little while ago.  She is able to move all 4 extremities but she is still very weak - barely against gravity.  Her right arm and hand are just barely movable.  She is able to talk a word or so but doesn't want to.  I'm sure her throat is very sore.  She knows who and where she is but not quite the date or month.  Of course I didn't even realize that it was NYE until I got home last night.  No bangs, booms or fireworks here that I could tell of.  She is very uncomfortable in her body which is common with people who haven't had oxygen to the brain for a while.  That will go away in a day or so.  What she needs most is sleep - of course in the ICU that is one thing you don't get with hourly neuro checks.  Hopefully tomorrow she will be able to sit in a chair and if she does OK with that she can move to step down where she can get some PT.  She will need that for a while and it will likely delay our return to Albuquerque - don't know yet.  I hope you can follow this stream of consciousness - I am happier than yesterday when I was truly miserable.  Thanks to all.