Friday night 7:30pm

We just got home from the hospital where we have spent most of the day. Maxine has been in and out of sleep for most of the day....understandably. We were all able to go in and visit with her a few times during the day. Most of the day was spent sitting out in the waiting room, talking about what the next steps would be for her to come home. 

She was able to sit in a chair (with the help of Mark and Michael) and be upright for the afternoon and into the evening. She had been complaining of her back hurting from laying in a hospital bed for three days! 

She is much more aware of her surroundings today. She knew where she was and why she was there. Before the surgery, she thought she was in her house, in her bedroom and that the nurses has transformed the house into a hospital. She would ask some of us to go get different things in the house and we just played along for the moment. She is now very aware of where she is and what is happening. We are very thankful even for the smallest of things!

Just before we all left the hospital tonight, the doctor came in and spoke with everyone. He performed some tests to make sure she could feel her feet. He touched the bottoms of her feet and she would then tell him which foot he touched which she passed. He then asked her to hold her arms up as if she was holding a pizza. She did but her left hand was noticably lower than her right. This is to be expected because they went in to the right side of her brain. She is also leaning to her left when she is upright. He concluded that she was doing fine and will slowly get better.

She had another MRI done today at about 10:00am. We weren't expecting to hear anything today but when the doctor came in, he wasn't able to say much (he isn't her primary doctor) but did say that the results looked good and there was no new growth or anything else to be worried about. So with that said the night ended on a good note for us to go home. 

Again, thank you to all who are praying and lifting Mom up at this time. Please continue to do so and keep checking back here for more updates. I will try to post things every day. 

Tara