Ah, kytrad, that is so sweet, he'll love that.

JP, I talked to him right after your call, so there is no rest for the windy!:-) He sounded really good. He did say a lot of the pain comes from the fact that they cut through muscles instead of bone as when they crack the chest open. I can sympathise; muscle pain hurts more than a break in my experience.

Karen was there, too, so I got to speak with her. She sounded good but a little worn-out. She and the four boys, their two and Connie's and Wayne's slept out in the camper last night, but didn't actually go to sleep until 4am, as they sat up telling bawdy jokes, guy stuff and they loved her joining in. I'll let her tell you about Mr. Balzac, when she gets a chance. They were having such a hoot, Connie had to holler out the window at midnight to pipe down! Lot of nervous energy to let go, I'll bet.

She said everytime the surgeon comes by he is just really pleased. Today, Spaw has shown dramatic improvements, almost by the hour. She said his colour was better the minute she first saw him in ICU and just keeps getting better.

They are restricting his fluids as a routine matter, getting rid of all the junk circulating from surgery and they have him on low-fat, low-sodium diet, which he is not happy about. He told me he couldn't eat in there!**BG**

Anyway, if he does go home tomorrow, it will be to Connie and Wayne's, as C&W have decided they need to keep an eye on him and help Karen out just a bit more before he tackles the more stairs at home and stuff. So, could be a few more days before he gets back online.

He said to tell everyone hello, thanks very much and he loves us. Karen says the same.

Phew! Something about actually hearing his voice, makes it really seem true; this wonderful science and the remarkable people associated with it have saved him. WOW!

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