Janet and Laurie's Surgery Day 4: Progress, Progress, and MORE PROGRESS!

Well Day 4 held much better results for us than Day 3! :) Laurie woke up and stayed up most of the day. We got up and walked around a couple of times and had a ton of surprise visitors! :) She is feeling a lot better now with just alittle bit of pain. She is still getting worn out easy but that is to be expected. Dr. Hannaway came in this morning and said that today would be better, they would be taking her off her pump, and she would probably be able to go home tomorrow! :) Which is great news!! Laurie has really pushed herself and I couldn't be prouder of her and how much she has endured and just been such a trooper. And after all of this still says even knowing all of this she would do it again in a heartbeat! What a heart of a servant right?!? I am so glad Laurie is pushing through the pain and making all the progress she is making!

Janet's Day 4 started out a little rougher than Laurie's but she has really pushed through and done such a good job today! Janet has been up and walking a little bit more than Laurie but it is to be expected since it is harder on the donor than it is on the recipient. But I couldn't be happier for Janet and I am so proud of her progress!

I got to take more pictures today even though I didn't get pictures of everyone that visited I tried to get a lot. So enjoy the pictures!

Here is Laurie breathing on her little breathing tube thingy. She has to do this breathing exercise 10 times an hour.

Janet and Laurie walking the halls together!
Laurie and some of her co-workers! (Kelsey, Cassandra, Ariel, Laurie, and Natasha :)) They surprised her first thing this morning and really helped to start her day off right! It was so nice of them to drive and come see her!

Surprise! Bambi came to visit! Bambi is one of Laurie's best friends! She loved having her here!

Mrs. Jo Ann and Mr. Phil came to visit too! They have been such an answered prayer in so many ways!! Those Norton's are good people! And we love their whole family! :)

Dad brought Laurie, Janet and Chuck new Tennessee shirts! Chuck and Janet both said that after the surgery they would both wear Tennessee shirts! :)

Janet really liked hers!! She kept saying "It's so soft!! :)"

Chuck went and put his shirt on right then! That is Laurie's nurse Alan in the back ground! :)

Chuck, Dad, Louise, and Ellie :)

Seth has been amazing! He has ran all our errands for us so we wouldn't have to leave Laurie, not to mention he has stayed up with Laurie for the past 2 nights. :) This picture is of him picking up supper for us....And Milo's gave him this box to carry all this food in!!

Janet was walking all around!!!! :)

Janet getting her FIRST french fry in over a year!! :)

Seth and Janet carried on for a long time out in the hallway! They know we are loud and like to party down at our end of the hall! Janet was pushing Seth in this picture! Well acting like she is pushing him! :)

This is Janet actually pulling Seth in the hallway!! It was hilarious! :)

And here is Laurie after her shower!! Doesn't she look rocking?!?! I mean seriously! This is Laurie and her nurse Seth! :)

Seth, Laurie and Janet! :)

Chuck, Laurie and Janet! :)

And here is the GREAT picture! Laurie holding 1 finger for her one kidney she has left and Janet with 3 fingers up for her 3 kidneys she has now!! :)

Here is Dad, Laurie and Mom! :)

So over all you can tell it's been a pretty good day! Hopefully we will be going home tomorrow and again I say we still covet your prayers! It will still be a long road ahead for Laurie and Janet but I appreciate all the flowers, thoughts, prayers, goody bags, visits, calls, text and cards! They mean so much to not only Laurie but to all of us too!