With the removal of the final chest tube yesterday, today Shirley was entitled to her first shower since Feb. 13. I think she would have been happy to stay under the stream of hot water all day if Hanna, her nurse, had allowed it. I got lessons in how to help with this process: Shirley will not be allowed to reach behind her back or put her elbows higher than her shoulders until April 25, so she'll need help with her back and hair.
Shirley walked a full mile today without stopping and with no supplemental oxygen. When we returned to the room, her oxygen saturation was 100%. You can't do any better that!
Tomorrow the next chapter begins as Shirley gets to go ":home" to her brother's house.
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