[David for Laurie one more time]
I'm hoping that starting tomorrow Laurie will be up to doing this herself so you can get her perspective on things. We'll see though.
Laurie is continuing to get stronger and more pain free. She sleeps a lot, but one would expect that given there's not much else to do and she needs to rest to heal. She's been up a couple times to walk around the nurses station and to do the necessary things. All critical bodily functions are operational and that means that we're clear for departure tomorrow. Dr. So was in today to check her out and said things look good. After her latest walk she got back into the bed without my help and that's really important. The more she gets in and out of bed without me the easier it will be for her in the long run (I won't be here in the middle of the night if she needs to get up to got to the bathroom and we all know one doesn't want to wait for the nurses as that could cause messy delays).
Nothing else new to report though. A couple more walks today before I leave and she's getting better.