UPDATE

Spaw is BETTER!! His doc said all that was going bad is going in the right direction now! No vent, no naso-gastric tubes; he is eating solid food and hungry! He told Karen to tell everyone to come by and visit, which Michael and Tristan got to do, yesterday.

He is still in ICU only because it's the best place for him IF the ulcers causing anymore problems.

Karen spent ALL of yesterday sleeping and resting. I am so proud of her! She is cleaning up the house, in little bits, then resting, then cleaning. Tristan comes over from his neighbour-friend's house every once in awhile and takes bags of trash out for her; Michael helps in between playing Runescape online (part of the reason Spaw is more scarce...the boy has discovered the internet!)

Karen is going to talk to Connie about taking her laptop up to Spaw, so maybe there will be a sighting here in a day or two.

Karen wanted me to tell you all THANKS, send lots of LOVE, and she really appreciates everything, as does Spaw. She received a *mysterious* package from West Chester, PA (Mudcat Central?) which had a beautiful shawl in it. She was really pleased as her coat doesn't fit well AND the blower in her car's heater is out so she will use it to put over her legs on the way to work. It's okay, she said it's been out for 2-3 years and she is used to it (damn thing is expensive!), but she is REALLY pleased about the shawl and how toasty warm it is. I know of a couple of different ones which were going out to her, but not from PA, so not sure which of you special *Santas* did this one. Thanks a bunch, though, to you all!!

More when I hear it!

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