Marci has been sleeping most of the day. She finally drinks something and eats some soup.
She wakes up several times and asks some questions. A million times better than the night before. A promising e-mail from a co-worker says not to worry about the meningitis as he had it and recovered quickly.
Doctor finally comes in and does some motion tests. Her neck should hurt when she leans it forward or from side to side. Her head should hurt when her legs are lifted back. these tests do not provide the expected results.
Dr. asks Marci what 100 minus 7 is. No dice. He asks here to spell 'world' backwards. She concentrates but can not even start at the end with 'd'. Not good.
Meningitis is ruled out. Bacterial infections came back negative. 2 more blood tests to wait on and a battery of tests from external testing firms will be ordered which means a couple more days for that. Encephalitis is one thing that they will getting tests for. I hear the nurses calling out a couple of forms (strains?) of this out as they try to navigate their new system. I Google one of them. It happens only in Asia. Yikes.
She's sleeping lightly but angelically. She knows who I am and loves me. She asks about Kira's party and her mom. I tell her that my folks are thinking about her as well. Each of these inquiries is divided by a nice relaxing nap. Encephalitis is known as sleeping sickness the doctor tells me with a knowing look.
She eats some food right before they kick me out at 6:30 PM for shift change. She says she does not want me to go and wishes I could come sleep next to her. I tear up as I think that I just want us all to be home. Then she comforts me and telling me she is strong and that everything is gonna be all right.
Sure hope so.
Mary is going to come see her after shift change while I take care of Kira. Naps and then back here hopefully before tomorrow AM shift change at 6:30.
Marci still does not know what 100 minus 7 equals. But she can sass me when I ask her to count to ten and does so. The mind is a mysterious thing.
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