The Cleaning Crew

Today, I saw something I never dreamed of... Intel Engineers cleaning my bathrooms! Christie organized a "cleaning crew" of Richard's co-workers, spouses and friends to clean the house so it is safer for when Richard comes home. I will admit that I am not in to cleaning, let alone the "deep cleaning" that is needed in this situation.
Paul thought it was cool having all new people to talk to, and Anna actually missed the whole thing since she was at Girl Scout Science Camp, but she has promised to keep her room "beautiful". Now we just need Richard :)

Day and night

I can say I was honestly amazed at how well Richard was this morning!!! He was up, walking with minimal pain and in great spirits. He was even drinking sips of water without any adverse effect....this is the first day in over a week that I have felt lifted in his progress. Keep the good thoughts and prayers coming - they seem to be working!

Better Meds make for better days

So this morning Richard had to have minor surgery to redo the stitches that had let go which gave his team the opportunity to take another look at what is going on. The good news is that nothing is worse and the feeding tube should be usable, which means he "might" be able to come home sooner than later (yea)
Also, they have found a combination of meds that help with the pain, but don't make him sick (which is what caused the stitches issue). He still gets a little loopy but seems m comfortable overall.
We are holding off on connecting the feeding tube at least another full day to give his body a chance to heal up a bit.
Tomorrow I will only get quick visits but I am excited that my dad will get to see Anna perform again (this time with the full team) before he leaves Sat. She'll be at Basha HS for the half time of the Basketball game if anyone wants to join us!

Best way to get updates!

So I finally got around to putting this together :) I have been over whelmed with the love and support that has been pouring in over the last week... it is truly amazing. I light of the number of emails requesting updates or ways to help, I have created this blog. I will post updates as they come in as well as use it for "calling the troops" if I need help. Please feel free to post comments as well.

I hope this works for everyone!