JUST ONE DAY

God gives us today without promise of tomorrow.  Tom is already making the most of the gift of today. 

He continues to be a bit groggy but he is drinking water and Sprite and has taken two medications by mouth.  They are going to allow him to have a clear liquid diet which includes jello, coffee (no cream), and popsicles . . . yum!  They are going to remove the central line and insert a pic line.  From the pic line they can give him medications, nutrition and draw blood so this should help him feel less like a pin cushion.

The kidney doctor, critical care doctor, stomach doctor (he's new) and his PCP were in to see Tom this morning.  All with great reports.  The kidney doctor thinks his kidneys are functioning as well as they are going to.  The stomach doctor said the words "I think we've turned a corner" - music to our ears!!  I think the PCP is still surprised at how well Tom is doing.  The ammonia level is coming down and the liver function is improving so hopefully it will take care of the rest of the ammonia and take the yellow coloring with it.  The stomach doctor asked Tom if he knew where he was and he answered "Baptist".  Then the doctor asked Tom if he knew who was President, Tom's response:  "I'd rather not say".  The next question was "who was the last President" and Tom answered "Bush".

They will need to fix his hernia before he leaves the hosptial so we still have a long road ahead of us.  God has been so good to answer our prayers and carry us through this unbelieveably difficult time.  We certainly wouldn't have made it this far without your prayers, support, encouragement, calls, texts, e-mails, visits, food deliveries and house/puppy sitting.