She's turned another corner.

I was at the hospital today to see Rebel and talk with her team. Her lead surgeon told me that she has turned another corner. She is responding well to being weaned off the blood pressure drugs, swelling is going down, and the smaller ventricular device is being used for only 10% of the left ventricle work, so they are thinking of removing it tomorrow and closing up her chest. Small incremental steps.

The nurses are concerned with getting her hair washed. They call it their special project, because they know how girls are about their hair. There is a little bit of a lighter feeling around her. It's still extremely critical, but it seems they are seeing how well she is reacting to all the processes they are putting her through. They hope to be able to lift her out of sedation over the weekend or early into next week depending on how well she progresses over night and on Friday.

Your thoughts and prayers from everywhere are helping, regardless of faith, or following. It's amazing. Between my own Eastern Catholic faith, my Orthodox friends, the Roman Catholic cousins and friends, my Jewish and Sikh friends, my born again Baptist uncle and his family, all the Protestant prayer chains of friends who are pastors and friends of pastors, as well as those who use positive energy flows and whatever else seems to work, we are truly "storming heaven" as Blondie said. And from all corners of North America. I am, as is Rebel, so blessed. The positive energy is getting through. It really does make a difference to have faith and believe.

Her team of medical experts are truly the best. Keep them all in your thoughts as well.