Hello again! Well, Mom slept all day, which is a good thing. She woke up for seconds at a time when the medical staff came in to check on her and make adjustments or sometimes when we tried to talk to her. She was pretty quick to fall right back asleep, but a few times she tried to point out letters on an alphabet chart we made so she could communicate with us, but usually she was too weak and really, too sleepy to do much.

The plan for tomorrow is to taper off the sedatives so she can become more alert. They'll leave the breathing tube in but turn it down to see how she'll do on her own, then if all goes well, they'll remove it. From what I understand, she still won't be up to talking much, but she will be able to whisper. I think it will make all of us feel better to be able to know what she's trying to tell us and know better how we can help her. It's going to be a difficult day since we'll have explain all that was done during surgery. I for one can't imagine waking up and being told I no longer have a stomach. So please, please keep those prayers coming. I'm planning on working at least a half a day tomorrow, but I'll try to update here again as soon as I get a chance. Thank you for all of the amazing messages we've already received. It's kind of blown my mind how many of you have already commented or become followers to the blog and I can tell you my whole family was very touched by your kindness and love. We love you too.