Mom did not have to go home today. Instead, she had a nice, relaxing day only broken up by physical therapy and her own walking around. She was doing fine, and up and about without much assistance at all.
The fill-in doctor (weekend duty) came in this evening while I was there and I made sure that I mentioned that Mom had a little shortness of breath every now and then. Especially when she's walking and sometimes when she's visiting on the phone.
The doctor (Dr. Patel) took a listen to her lungs and said everything seemed okay, but he would order a chest x-ray for tomorrow morning just so they could be sure. He said it was likely just an artifact from the collapsed lung that Mom suffered last week. And, this might just keep her in the hospital until Monday for sure.
Mom is ready to go home, though. No question about that. She's wondering if she'll be able to get back online and resume that part of her day to day life. I know she misses it. Up until today, though, she hadn't really expressed that much interest in it.
Here's hoping that tomorrow is nice and relaxing as well.
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