Hello adoring friends of Jane and fans of Paige, Caroline here. Full disclosure, right off the bat, this is not going to be as funny a post as Paige. I am not the funny one and if I were to be funny, it would only be because I learn/stole my funniness from Paige.

Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way….Well, we just came back from visiting with Mom. She basically kicked us out, kept claiming she was “sleepy” – I’m trying not to read too much into the fact that Paige wasn’t with us, she’s home checking on the animals and collecting the cards (and balloon!) that all you kind people left for her to bring back to the hospital. Maybe she really was sleepy. She had a real meal for dinner – chicken and mash potatoes (not as good as Paige’s, naturally).

Also, Mom went on not one, but two walks today. The first one was in the morning, without an audience and the second was this afternoon, she led a little parade as we followed her down the hall to a semi-private room in the ICU – yes, she has almost made it out of the ICU! Hopefully a bed will open up downstairs for her tomorrow and we’ll actually get to really spend some time with her. Paige will be back, so we know that she’ll be awake and laughing.

Thanks again for all your posts. She loves to hear them (Paige usually reads them, so you know all your jokes are in good hands). We are definitely firm believers that laughter is the best medicine and the road to recovery is paved with the love and prayers of good friends.

Love to all,

Caroline