Recuperating

Rena is doing well.  She has transitioned from pressurized mask (such as used for sleep apnea) to regular oxygen mask, and today is getting oxygen through a nasal cannula. This transition is important towards getting her back to the regular cancer ward and then home. She is experiencing a peripheral neuropathy and will require physical therapy every day for a while. Today was her first real day of physical therapy and she got quite a work out.  The neuropathy means that for now she is unable to do simple things for herself, such as scratching her nose etc., and so Nate and I have been on the job helping her to be more comfortable.  This is a temporary condition and she has improved a lot in the past few days already.  Today was the first day that she wanted to watch T.V. I never thought that would be a good thing, but it is nice that she is comfortable enough and alert enough that she can be distracted.