gen is off the respirator! she has been breathing on her own perfectly since 5 this evening. the staff did an ultrasound and an x-ray on her right arm, since it was so swollen. they found three blood clots between her elbow and her shoulder. this is something they expected to see, as it happens often around iv lines. this is nothing to be worried about because, unlike clots in the leg, arm clots will not break off and travel through her veins. the heperin(blood thinner) will dissolve them and they will be reabsorbed. they have removed all the lines from her right side and put one line on her left arm. as today wore on, gen's ability to focus her eyes on one thing improved dramatically. the nurses washed gen's hair tonight. they used a shampoo cap. it's a shower cap with shampoo built into it. gen watched and listened to tcm all day long.
-joshua and susan
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