Status Update -- Saturday, February 21

We are obviously tardy in posting for yesterday. It likely will come as no surprise to anyone (except us) that yesterday evening we finally "crashed."

Caitlin was so uncomfortable and restless yesterday morning that her nurses declared a "quiet day." (They probably should have extended that rule to us also, but it's doubtful we'd have been able to process such good advice...). She was heavily sedated to give her some ease from coughing spells (the pneumonia) and the whole confusing, frustrating ordeal she's undergone.

Good things: Her neck brace was removed because the MRI happily reconfirmed no neck injury. She was bathed and groomed, and we hope that -- overall -- she got some small relief.

Still no sutures or removal of ventilator, but we're told she's relying less now on latter.

Patience has never been one of our nuclear family's virtues, but we're progressing, we think...