Josie did wake up several more times over the rest of the day. Each time she opened her eyes, she seemed confused as to where she was. She always relaxed a bit when her gaze landed on her brother, and Zack was quick to remind her she’d had an accident and was in the hospital, but recovering just fine.
Just before three o’clock Marcy appeared in the door to tell us she was going off shift, but that Dr. Bradford had signed the order to have Josie moved to the Med Surge floor. The news was very welcome. It meant Josie was healing just fine and no longer needed the constant supervision ICU provided. It wasn’t long after that the orderlies appeared to wheel Josie from the seventh floor to the fourth.
Zack and I went with them and watched as Josie was settled into her new room. Though it was a
