Quick Update

Quick update!

Gary got his shunt out (or as he calls it, his "brain drain"). That means they can start weaning him off steroids and bring down his blood pressure and blood sugar, getting him off two more medicines.

He was also moved out of ICU. Thanks for your help, David and Susan, because of course they decided to move him at the last possible moment and while I was downtown with Alyssa at her performance. If you come to visit now, he is in room 347.

Although there are many things that Gary needs to re-train his brain to do, the biggest one right now is swallowing. Can you imagine Gary without coffee, ice cream, cheesecake, etc? We can't ask him to make cheesecake and creamy jalapeno if he can't eat it. It will change all of our lives. I'm being flippant, but trust me, I am very serious about how important this is to Gary. We all know that he loves to cook and eat and I can't see him with a feeding tube for the rest of his life. Please pray very concentrated prayers over this weekend that his dropped palate will raise and swollen tongue will normalize and he will be able to swallow.

Thanks to the huge group of friends that showed up to support Alyssa at her performance. Many of you are the same people that have spent hours at the hospital. You are wonderful, amazing friends and we all love you very much!!!!

I'm actually going to bed before 1:00 tonight, because Gary has gotten into the habit of texting me about 7:00 AM to tell me all that he's already done in the morning. Hospital life starts very early in the day.

Kay