More good news... with a slight change of plans (but nothing we haven't already been through). Steph continues to improve every day! She was cleared and scheduled to go to LTAC yesterday. But the LTAC facility uses a different ventilator mode than what they've had her on in the ICU, so they decided to have her on the new vent settings for a day, before moving her to the new location. It was a bit more of a struggle for her at first (she had been on that mode before, but never for more than a couple hours), but she was doing well last night.
I had asked her nurse yesterday if I could speak with the nephrologist (who's a rock star, but hard to get a hold of b/c he's so busy). She said "I think he may have some good news" -- her kidney function is coming back! Hallelujah! Praise our Savior Christ Jesus!
Also, her nurse from yesterday hadn't seen her in a few days, and was so happy to see what progress she's made in that short time! She said "Stephanie is one of our biggest success stories!"