For The Love of Pants

I am happy to report that Carol made lots of great progress today! The day started with a very important milestone. Carol got to say goodbye to Mr. Foley and hello to pajamas! It seems that putting on pants is often the first step in making one start to feel human again. What a relief it must be to eliminate the fear of accidentally mooning unsuspecting visitors. This new freedom also made laps easier today, which was important as the target was increased to six! Needless to say they are going to have to install speed bumps soon to slow Carol down from flying through the hallways. In addition, Carol's diet has progressed to clear liquids. While she wanted nothing to do with the vegetable broth, the jello and juice went right down the hatch. She also found out if she dials 1-2-3 in the morning, she can order double jello in any flavor! That just might turn out to be the one thing she misses when she is discharged. Finally, I noticed Carol got into her activity bags today putting a lot of time into a new puzzle. We are thinking tomorrow will be a real test as they begin to wean pain medications, but if she keeps improving at this pace I'm sure she'll be on her way home in no time!