Carole appears to have turned a corner in her recovery process! She is now starting her fourth week in hospital - thankfully with no setbacks. Her NG tube from her nose as well as her abdominal drainage tube have been removed and there haven’t been any complications with that. Her pain management is progressing nicely. She is able to walk around halls and has been making great strides in gaining back strength. She had a scan yesterday which will be used as standard when she is an outpatient and to evaluate going home at some point. She is now on a “full liquid” diet and things are passing into the colostomy bag. This is a great sign that her GI tract is starting to function normally!

She is beginning to look like her usual self and is working hard to keep her spirits up!