Update 6/25/09

Grace Patti looked much more like her normal self today. They have removed the restraints and she is visibly much more calm. She was very alert and communicative (sign-language and notes!). Padmini read her Tamil bible to her at noon and Ranjini did leg exercises with her in the evening. When asked if she was lonely she nodded yes, she seemed very grateful for all her visitors. Her medical team did a CT scan on Patti today and noted some fluid in her lungs. They specified that it did not appear that surgical steps were necessary (chest tubes), the hope is that she will continue to expel those fluids with the help of diuretics. The doctor informed us that they are interested in attempting to extubate her again on the 26th. We are praying that this time she will be successful in breathing deeply on her own.