Saturday was another big day in a string of big days. It started off shaky, literally, with a rough breakfast complicated by hints of medication withdrawal, which is expected and all part of the process. After breakfast Emily left for home to spend the night with Henry and get away from the hospital.

Then, right before lunch, Wes left the Cardiac ICU for the first time in 10 days to be transferred across the hall to the cardiac recovery unit. He met nurse Adam who got a big smile even though he wasn’t a pretty girl, ate some lunch and took a nice nap. The goal here is to adjust back to normal life, wean from medications and work towards discharge.