Kacie's 2nd Day in ICU

Kacie woke up in really good spirits despite the amount of sleep she got. Her blood pressure has been pretty high so she can't leave the ICU until that is under control. Looks like that may not happen until tomorrow now. Her creatinine was .72 which is normal. She has been eating jello, pudding, chicken broth, chocolate milk, ice cream and Popsicles.
Today it the day Kaylin passed away 10 years ago. I am so glad that my Mom and Dad can be together with Kacie and her family!
We got to talk to Kacie on Skype last night! It was so GOOD for all of us to see her. She got the bandage off her incision so she wanted to show us. It looks really good...she said it is NUMB and feels weird, but that is to be expected. She also wanted to explain to the kids what all the tubes were for. The kids were able to ask her questions and tell her they love her. While we were talking to her she kept drinking chocolate milk! She said with a BIG grin, "I can have as many as I want!"
She was so excited because before she had the surgery and she was on dialysis she had to be careful how much dairy she consumed. It was good to see her feeling better. She is just really itchy! I am so grateful for modern technology, it feels like we just flew to Portland to see her.
Kacie also went on a couple of walks and even made it just past the ICU doors to get a good look outside. I am sure this wasn't easy for her, but she did it!
She said they hope that she can get out of the hospital this Sunday! She will need to stay in the Portland area for at least 2 weeks, and then hopefully she can go home!!! We hope and pray that she continues to heal fast!