Sunday curveball

Libby had a great insight yesterday.  Julia drinks tea every morning, but had not had tea for two days. She was probably having a caffeine headache, so we got her a big cup of tea - not to mention the cure -all for all maladies (chocolate) - and in short order her head felt better.  This led to the ability to eat two corndogs for supper.  The night was uneventful, but the new day started early and not in the most pleasant of ways.  There was a little of this, a little of that, etc.  Perhaps in the process of changing from morphine to something less strong, Julia became sick to her stomach, which of course affected her appetite again.  The new medicine also made Julia real itchy, so they gave her benadryl, which put Julia right back to sleep.  Libby needed me for a few things, (probably mostly for emotional support) so after Sunday school, I dashed back up to Birmingham.  The McLures all came to visit, and Libby went to the store to get more things that were needed.  Poor Julia is suffering one of the predictable consequences of the surgery - the right side of her face has ballooned up and is swollen to the point that her right eyes is swollen shut.  No one seems concerned about this and they are all confident it will subside in a few days.  Julia has gotten up and walked in the the hallway a little bit. The big surprise is the doctor said Julia could go home in a day or two!  Of course, this was before she was sick to her stomach.  We'll see.  But all in all, we are progressing forward in pretty good fashion.