Heading home

July 2, 2006

Bean's recovery went well yesterday. She was groggy for a while and had some pain, but things got progressively better through the course of the evening. Friends joined us throughout the day and we are grateful for them. Clear liquids and then jello were the order of the evening and Bean tolerated them well.

I was permitted to spend the night sleeping next to Bean on a pull out bed and she slept as well as one can in a hospital. We got up during the night for Bean to take some strolls around the floor, which really helped her recovery.

By this morning, she was pretty much back to her old self in terms of personality. The plan is for her to be released soon - when her labs show she is stable. She's been walking around more and eating more jello. If Bean is feeling up to it (and the doc has already given his okay), we may try to resume the trip - but in a car and not on the bike.