This evening I visited Melody and spent some time with her nurses. Melody looks very peaceful. Before the coma, I would encourage her by saying that she was going to be able to catch up on lots of lost sleep over the years. The nurses take excellent care of her. They have a detailed protocol to prevent infection. They also keep her gown just right, her hair in a nice pony tail across the top of the bead, and her feet and hands regularly massaged with lotion. Melody looked so peaceful, and I think that the ketamine had visibly improved her swelling already. Her complexion was also more like her pre-RSD complexion. I went from being distressed that she was in a coma yesterday to being happy that she was in this peaceful state today. I think it is helping her and that makes me happy.
It seems that many of the doctors are fluent in English. There was a med student there who was fluent in English and he helped to get my medical questions sorted out. After I asked those questions I spoke more personally with the nurses. I have a translation program on my phone and I used it to talk to them. I told them that Melody had four children--they couldn't believe that and motioned with their hands indicating that she was so tiny to have had four children. I told them to keep Melody beautiful in the ICUl. They said that that would not be difficult with her. I showed them pictures of the children and told of their ages and interests. I explained what a good mother Melody is and how much the children missed their mommy. They were already taken good care of her but Mexican women are very family oriented and I thought they would appreciate knowing these details. They did, and I think it will make the whole experience more meaningful for them as they help Melody.
Thank you for your prayers. Please do continue to pray for Melody to be thoroughly healed, for the recovery to be smooth and for peace to abound for her and us.
