We went outside today!

Hello everyone, time for an update.

This time it's "The Husband" aka Wes doing the update. Brittany has flown back to Texas (with plans to be back in CA soon, of course) so I decided to chime in on the blog. She'll still be doing updates with info received from me and Jonna, Ashley's mom, so if you prefer her writing style to mine, don't worry. :)

Today was a good day. Positive things of note:

- We went outside for the first time since being admitted to the hospital. She climbed in the wheelchair and we took a spin out the doors to one of the hospital patios and sat in the shade for a bit, felt the breeze and got some fresh air, although she still wore the filtered breathing mask just to keep her safe. Ashley's advice for a better trip outside next time: sunglasses. Yes, dear. :)
- She's getting up and walking to the the bathroom when she needs to (with assistance)
- Today they removed the IV that was in her neck, which Ashley is quite happy about. No more pinching and having to worry about it catching on things when moving around.

She's been resting during the day in between the short walkabouts. I ask her sometimes and she says she's not dreaming, but in between naps, she'll ask me things like, "How was your test?" she says. "Did I take a test?" I ask, slightly confused. "You said you had to take a test a while ago..." she says, sleepy but confident.
"Mmm, no not really. I might take the DLPT soon, though..." (my language proficiency test) "No, that's not it...," she says as she drifts off to sleep again.

Too cute.

She's being a real trooper through it all, especially when the nurses ask her to get out of bed and move around, which is always a little painful, but necessary for her recovery and healing.

To wrap up, I want to thank everyone who has helped us throughout this ordeal. Every single bit of it has helped. Every positive message of love and encouragement, every donation, every care package, get-well card and gift. All of it has either reassured us, recharged us or relieved us somehow in order to keep our spirits up and keep fighting this thing. God has blessed us with the best friends and family on earth, as well as the best nurses and doctors who just reassured me that Ashley is doing great. So all is well on this bumpy road of ours. Praise the Lord! and keep the prayers coming.

Until next time,
Take care and God bless,

Wes aka "The Husband"