Sunday, March 21, 2010

Update on Sam May (03.18.10)

Been 10 days since my last full update on dad. A lot of you have been asking for one... sorry for the delay. I'll tell you what the doctors and nurses told us: No news is good news!

But, I know you're still wondering... so, here it goes:

Until today dad has been pretty unresponsive. Since coming thru the surgeries, he's mostly been tired and seemingly out of it. Honestly, that was hard to take. When all you have to connect with someone are blinking eyes, it's killer when they stop. Thankfully, today was a different story. He's bright-eyed once again and attempting to spell words... "attempt" means we got TROOP, LWC, CLATH TOWEL and LENTR out of him. We're working with the Pentagon to break the code! :)

Selina helped some with deciphering things, suggesting that maybe the LEN in LENTR could stand for G-LEN BECK. So, I asked dad if he wanted us to just shut up and turn up the volume on Fox News to which he blinked a definitive "YES"! We took the hint and considered it a break through...

As for his medical condition... he's on blood thinners now for the clotting that formed yesterday, is relying less and less on the wall C-PAP, and seems to be overcoming a second bout with pneumonia. He is opening and closing his mouth on command and "attempts" to smile when asked (although it more closely resembles an Elvis impersonation than any smile I've ever seen).

The hospital plans to keep him for a few more days to monitor his clots before discharging him to a longer term hospital nearby, still in Chattanooga. As we know more, we'll let you know more.

As always, thanks for the prayers, comments, and concern. We love you all and are ever-grateful for your support! God bless!! For those of you in Chattanooga, FYI... I'll be back in the pulpit on Sunday. Looking forward to it!

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