St. Ambrose College lost, Georgetown College lost ,UK won and Chris continues to improve-two out of 4-not bad! Chris has spent most of the day in the chair, he has walked several times-each walk longer than the one before. I brought his computer to him and he read all of his email. He has also been eating a bit better-The doctors want him getting calories from food not the IVs so, he has had a Subway sub, an apple, a candy bar, lemonade, a bagel-all things I have brought in for him. He eats some of the hospital food-especially breakfast, desserts and milk shakes. They say he can eat anything so he is getting stuff he likes! We watched part of The Blue Collar Comedy Tour tonight and decided it was probably not the best choice-Chris was laughing so much, the monitors were going wild. They have stopped lowering the Flolan for the time being-it may resume after the AICD procedure on Monday.
Bill Wundrum, a columnist for the Quad City Times out of Davenport, Ia. has been here at Mayo Clinic with his wife He has written two columns- Cape of Last Hope and Pages in a book on the night side of life. I think they are worth sharing. The second article is about Jordan, a 22 year old young man who is critically ill-he is two doors down from Chris. His mother and I have talked quite a bit and have encouraged each other with the small victories Jordan and Chris make each day. Jordan was very healthy until about a month ago and has been hit with one complication after another-he continues to be on the ventilator, but has just started to respond to commands. She had no idea this column was written(she is from Iowa but not near the Quad Cities)-another family showed it to her.
Chris and I have often commented on how wonderful everyone has been each time we come to Rochester. Today, Chris decided he could eat a subway sub-the closest Subway is over a mile away. I told him I would not mind walking to get it on Sunday, but it was too late today-it was getting pretty dark. Well, his nurse Joan heard us talking and said she would see what her husband was doing-he could probably come get me and take me to the Subway-which he did. (they live about 3 blocks from the hospital) This is just one example of the kindness we have received from others here at Mayo Clinic and St. Mary's Hospital. It is overwhelming at times. Take Care. MJ