Leaving ICU

Lettiebug's physicians think she is stable enough to leave the ICU! It has been a wonderful day. She still has the feeding tube, but ate a few bites of applesauce! They are unsure why her white cells are still elevated. More blood tests were taken today and the blood culture should be ready tomorrow. She has only had a temperature a few times since this weekend but they think that the steroids she is on may be keeping the fever down, thus there might be an underlying infection. The next test that is being considered is with her cerebrospinal fluid. This would require a lumbar puncture, so they told us they are going to wait for the results from some of the blood tests first. She is still quite sedated, but by far more alert than she has been since her surgery last Tuesday. Today is the first day we have seen improvement at all post-op. What a praise!!! When talking to us they said they felt like she had improved from the "critical but stable" condition. I later asked Summer if they she had heard them use the word "critical condition" over the past few days. She hadn't and neither had I. I'm not sure how we would've handled hearing that while being here and looking at her in the condition she was in. I know I was completely expecting her to be O.K.
We haven't seen her have a seizure since Monday when she was having them constantly. I completely believe this was the hand of God! She even had some physical and occupational therapy today. She got mad as well while being moved for therapy (I'll post a picture). This showing of emotion was beautiful!
We are praying that the transition out of ICU will see Colette to continue improving like today. They told us she will be monitored closely. Pray for a boring time for those monitoring.

IN OTHER NEWS- Summer drove down the street to a store and called me and said "what are those shows you watch on the History Channel?" It's Pawn Stars and American Pickers. She saw the American Pickers truck, chased it down and had them pull over to get me an autograph! What a woman! (I'll also post that picture) (I'll also post a pic of when Summer got to hold her today)
Mark