"All that music waiting inside....."

One week post-op and Mercy is doing remarkably well!
Thursday night, we both got the best sleep we'd had since being in ICU. Part of that is due to the amazing nurse we had (Superhero Aimee!! Thank YOU!) and the fact that Mercy is healing quickly, responding quickly and in great spirits.  Daddy came down for the weekend!!, and is thrilled to see her progress.  It feels soooo good to see her feel good. She deserves it. Each day is one step forward filled with big smiles, laughter, new gestures, smirks, bright eyes and stinky, BROWN poop!!!  (Now, that's some good shit!  LOL)
Her second JP drain has also been removed as well as her IJ in her neck.  We are looking at possible discharge early this week already.
Over the last few days, her labs have normalized which Dr. Narkewicz gave the"double~thumbs~up" (a rare display of personality coming from him, nice to see). Her pain control is much better, and she is well on her way to recovery.  Upon observation and coming from experience with other transplant patients, our nurse Robyn (enter another Superhero...Thanks, you were great!!) said Mercy was making a "miraculous recovery".
Mercy has been showered with gifts. A "Bag of Fun" came, stuffed with toys, a wagonful of goodies for us both came from Aimee's mom and her friends, Superhero Alan stopped by to check on his little 'girlfriend'....the amount of support we have is amazing. The people we have met will be friends for a lifetime. Everybody turns HEROES.....THANK YOU
Tonight Mercy was finally free of any IV hook-up so we enjoyed a celebratory pizza party in the cafeteria with good friends. Tomorrow, Rod and I will celebrate our anniversary. There is no better present than seeing MercyMay happy and healthy.