Wow!

Today has not been what I thought it would be. I thought my Dad and Ginger would sleep on and off all day, building their strength. But boy oh boy was I wrong!

I was sitting in the waiting room at around 11am and all of the sudden I hear Heidi's voice. "Ginger's coming! She's switching rooms!" I peek around the corner and see the most beautiful woman being wheeled by. It's Ginger! And she's not even being wheeled in her bed, she's in a wheel chair. Wow! We all walked with her to her new room, out of ICU. Huge.

Again I found myself sitting in the waiting room. I had only been there for about 5 minutes. All of the sudden I hear Heidi's voice agian, "They're moving Dad too!". I jumped out of my chair, turned the corner. I was totally expecting to see my Dad being wheeled by bed. But nope! Not that strong brave Father of mine. He was in a wheel chair. With a big ol smile on his face. Which is, may I say, the most beautiful smile. So again we all walked together, to his new room, out of ICU. Amazing.

After these two huge events I figured that they would both be pretty tired and need naps. So I left with Heidi and Taylor. Sent them off, as they had to go home. I just got finished having lunch and was waiting for the shuttle to bring me back to The Mayo. I received a picture from Julie on my phone. It was a picture of my Dad standing, yes I said standing, beside Ginger's bed. She was sitting up and his hand was placed on her cheek. Truly breathtakingly beautiful. I wasn't even sad I missed it. Because I could feel the emotion through that picture.

This has all been a miracle. My goodness, it hasn't even been 24 hours!