ICU 3 hours post-op

It's heartwrenching to see Rosie going through these gruelling early hours again. She's getting pain relief topups all the time but it barely scratches the surface. She's just trying to close her eyes and hope for sleep to escape.




Half- hourly assessments will continue till midnight. Rosie knows where she is, why she's here, what year it is and that it was her birthday a week ago but she's confused about what month it is - February, August, September and July. She knew Jessye and Mum when we were the two at her bedside but quietly worked at my name for a few minutes. After we'd moved onto something else, she succeeded and came up with Wilma. This is similar to the confusion she suffered last time. It helps us to know what to expect but it's just as tough on Rosie second time around. Medically, all is going well.