Long Day....

James has just now fallen asleep. It's been a long day. But good day. The alertness that was there yesterday made some appearances, but there was more grogginess. Part of that is the fact that he is being forced to sit up in chairs and walk to the bathroom. Then there was the mental stress of the CT scan this afternoon - at which he was a champ. Bottom line is, though, he's focusing a ton of energy on healing.

Dr. Wilson, in looking at the back of JT's head, was pretty confident that the ventric tube could come out. He just wanted to see the CT first. Since we live by "hospital time" that may happen tomorrow. May not. Only time - well, hospital time - will tell.

Clearly the toughest part of the day was as James lay in bed this evening he confided that he misses Jack. I wondered if he meant the same little guy who bugs the ever-living crap out of him at home or if he meant someone else. It's the little guy. We assured him that sooner, rather than later, he'll be back home ....and Jack will be bugging the ever-living crap out of him.

Lastly, I wanted to thank those few people who came in and met with Dr. Larsen and Deb from MCCP. It's not that Jennifer and I couldn't have told you each the same information, but I guess it we wanted you to feel connected to the people who are becoming part of our family (and by association yours). Thanks for listening.

Love to you all...
dct