Sunday

Laura arrived about 10 pm last night.  It was fun chatting with her.  Jay and Ben came to our hotel for breakfast.  Laura treated.  Ben has started this new thing of "surprise me."  He lets the waiter choose what he should order.  This morning he got an eggs Benedict with extra stuff.  Then I checked out from the hotel.  We headed over to the hospital.  They were getting everything ready for taking the tube out.  They had planned to do that around 10 am.  It was pretty close to that when they came in to extubate her.  

Yippee!!  Frabjous Day!!  Jeanne was so happy.  We were so happy.

Jeanne, Ben, me Laura and Jay

Laura and Ben

Happy Jeanne!!

She could communicate, though only a whisper. They did not want her to strain her voice.  Today passed much quicker.  Fun to have Ben and Laura together.  

We went down for our lunch in the cafeteria.  Then Jay took Ben to the airport.  We hung out with Jeanne.  She was getting pretty tired and it was time for Jay to take me to the airport so I said my good-byes.  I was so glad to be there when they took the tubes out.  Made my day!! Best day ever.  No food for Jeanne today.  They will test her swallow tomorrow and go from there.  The current plan is one more plasmapheresis treatment tomorrow.  

Jay dropped me off at the airport.  Duluth doesn't like me.  Went through all my stuff and I got frisked and swabbed my fingers.  I bet it was all the antiseptic hand sanitizer stuff we had to use all the time. /  

The flight home was uneventful.  

I bought dinner on the plane and managed to snag a free glass of wine.  I think the flight attendant just forgot to come back to charge me.

New art installations at the Portland Airport.

George met me at the airport.  I was home by 10:30 pm.  Gemini took 3 seconds to pee in my suitcase!! Welcome home!!  Ugh.