Pizza & Snowboarding

Well, if you think the pendulum swings fast on this blog, then you ought to try living through it here. It seems like one minute we are in the CT dept waiting to hear if our son has a blood clot in his lung, and the next minute I'm making notes of the kind of pizza/breadsticks/wings that he wants to have for dinner tonight.
Last night was the best yet. His numbers were very stable and he had a lot less trouble with his O2 saturation. He is not requiring a lot of heavy pain meds and his appetite keeps getting a bit better. He had several breathing treatments with the help of the Respiratory Therapist and he even took another walk around the ICU (he was moving quickly and was tough to keep up with).

Watch out Usain Bolt

I watched a movie with Luke until midnight and he was looking/feeling really good.
The "shocker" of the week came last night when he said "Dad, do you know what I want to do when I recover from this?........I want to go snowboarding!" That's pretty big coming from a young man who has had a lifetime of physical restrictions and limitations.
I guess we'll see you out on the slopes of the Sierras this winter!

On another note, Allison found this little figurine in the hospital gift shop, and with a borrowed Sharpie, Alex wrote our dog's name on it (Huck is short for Huckleberry). As you can imagine, Luke and Huckleberry have a close bond, and we know this week of separation is causing there to be sadness at both ends.

The real Huck

Gift shop Huck

Thank you for your continued support for Luke and of this blog. Luke appreciates everyone's love, prayers and kind words and is looking forward to getting home soon.

KAAL