Thursday, April 18, 2013
What a difference a say makes!
It's a new day. I got seven solid hours of sleep in a bed and a hot shower. Thanks Pat and Rob! Dan got excellent care through the night from a nurse named Tricia. His swelling is down today out of his right eye. Despite both a feeding tube and a trach tube, he is talking with a froggy little voice. Dan is determined to communicate ALL of his thoughts and intentions. He writes complete sentences on his little white board (better than some students) and is not well pleased when we finish his sentences for him. I think the ICU nurses will not miss us too much when he gets moved today. They promise it will happen today. The surgeons are still very pleased with Dan's progress. Thanks for your comments here, emails, texts and the like. We are wealthy in friends.
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Hope all your news continues to be good. Thinking of you both lots! Prayers and positive thoughts on a continuous loop!
ReplyDeleteDon't be too sure! They will miss you both in ICU! Pleased as punch to hear of positive progress and I will with prayers persist! :)
ReplyDeleteIt is wonderful to hear that you got a much-needed good night's sleep, to know that Dan is getting better, and to see those exclamation points! I have been visualizing your smile and Dan's recovery for many days and nights. The train has left the station, and there is no stopping it now! I am looking forward to better and better days for both of you! Thanks again for this update!
ReplyDeleteGreat to hear the progress is so good. Blessings on you both.
ReplyDeleteThanks,Peggy! I look forward each afternoon to seeing how things are going.Glad you got some rest and glad Dan's spirit is so strong and assertive! We hope positive progress will be made every day and healing will continue!
ReplyDeleteDear Peggy and Dan, Please add us to your list of followers and prayer warriors. Soooo glad to hear that the surgery went well and Dan is so feisty! We pray that he will continue to make great progress and that you will both get the rest that you need in the coming days. Thanks for sharing your journey, we only wish that you didn't have to go through it. Enjoying your new song and while watching an eagle cam (remotely somewhere in Maine).Thought of you both at 7 tonight and will continue that practice till Dan is healed. Merrie and Bob from Oneonta.
ReplyDeleteOh good...glad he is doing better today! Thanks for the update!
ReplyDeletePeggy, thanks for the updates on Dan's progress. So glad that he's improving AND that you are getting some rest. I really enjoyed your March workshop and concert in Raleigh NC.
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Kilo and I are so happy to hear that the surgery went well and that Dan is on his way to recovering. You both are in our thoughts and prayers.
ReplyDeleteLinda Laine
So happy to hear all this good news. I had a friend who had to write on a white board for about a week before she could regain her ability to speak well enough to be understood. She always had a sharp wit, so two of us took her to rehab and got her back for years of her trying to be everyone's big sister [she is still trying to forgive us!]. We would write on the board that we couldn't hear her when she was trying to get out of trying to write. She would get furious and pound the board with the crayon!!! Now, thank heavens, she laughs about it. She at least let us live!!!
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