One week ago, there was serious concern about Jack's survival - if someone had told me then that tonight, Friday, a week later, I would be in his room, talking to him, watching him eat dinner (fish, green beans, peach cobbler, chocolate pudding, iced tea), no breathing machine, no feeding tube, no dialysis machine, etc., I would have questioned their sanity. It has truly been a wonderful and blessed day!!
Sandra is staying at the hospital tonight, and just watching her interact with her "daddy" has been a truly heart-warming experience. Sandra is very "tender-hearted", and she has had a tough time dealing with all of this over the past couple of weeks. Yesterday and today, she has cried tears of joy in seeing the almost miraculous improvement he has made in 48 hours. We are very happy!!!
Lest anyone think this is over, unfortunately, it's not. Jack is still very weak, and although the hospital staff has gotten him out of bed and into a chair a couple of times, he has a difficult time standing, and we suspect he will need some physical therapy to get everything "moving" again. Obviously, eating solid food, and being off of all the machinery is going to help, but these things take time, and we have plenty of it, now that he can eat, drink, talk, etc. The renal specialist is still concerned about his kidneys, and he will probably require dialysis for several hours every couple of days.
Stay tuned, and we'll see how things go tomorrow. Jack's two brothers from Virginia, Joe and Larry, will be arriving tomorrow morning, so we have plenty of family around to help. Thanks to everyone for your thought and prayers, and keep them coming!!
Chip
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