Karen safely arrived at Harborview this afternoon --albeit the scenic route in dowtown Seattle. After a typical five hour wait, she was assigned a room in the East Hospital wing on the seventh floor. Word on the street was that the nurses in the Emergency Room were great and Karen was greeted by some of the top Orthopedic surgeons in the Northwest. Karen was quite relieved to be off the stretcher and back into a much more comfortable hospital bed.
A lot of family was at the hospital this evening -- they continue to be incredibly strong and so loving to one another. Jerry finally headed home for some much needed rest, Megan made it back to the hospital in some fresh underwear and Jeff and Susan got a fine meal from the cafeteria after foregoing food for most of the day. Rick, Amie and Ashton and the rest of us had a good laugh in the hallway reminiscing about the "interesting" folks hanging out in the Emergency waiting room (Megan gave everyone fair warning about how different Harborview would be compared to St. John's in sleepy Longview).
Back in the hospital room, the mood was light and humorous. Obviously, Karen is regaining her strength because as Susan put it, she spoke her first "cross" words when she told Megan to stop tapping her own leg (it was annoying to her)! She is still very tired but getting better everyday. Susan was going to be bedside with Karen tonight.
- Lita
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