Be vewy, vewy quiet.

Hello all,

I just want to begin by saying I understand why people in Chicago would drink. Traffic is brutal up here. I try not to have road rage, but if I didn't talk to myself before (which I did), I would certainly have whole conversations with myself after spending time on the road. Back to a happier note . . .

Good news! John has been moved up from pureed food to mechanical soft. I left him his cell phone over night and he called me this morning and told me he had scrambled eggs and French toast for breakfast (no cream of wheat). He was very excited and seems to be doing quite well with it. For lunch he had pork tenderloin cut up very fine with gravy, mashed potatoes and real California vegetables (not mushed up). He gets a thickening powder to add to his drinks so he has more control over where they go. He is still being supplemented with the tube feeding overnight.

Residents from both the neuro. team and the ENT team came in today and seemed really pleased with his progress.

He was doing physical therapy today and it was about 2:20. He said, "What do I have after this?" I told him he was finished with everything at 2:30. He was taking a rest and said, "Be vewy, vewy quiet." He was hoping they wouldn't notice him resting and just let the time pass. They did notice and he had to do one more exercise.

We probably got ten cards today. It is so nice to know that people care and continue to care. We so appreciate getting them. One of the cards was from Bill and Denita and she said the girls are really missing him. She said every time Aysia gets mad she says, "Well, you know my Uncle John is in the hospital." Denita said she has no idea what that has to do with her being mad, but Uncle John is certainly on her mind. John loved hearing that story.

He was supposed to get his hair cut today, but they cancelled until tomorrow. So maybe we'll have new pictures soon with his new do.

Cejae is coming back up this weekend to spend a few days with us again. We are certainly looking forward to that.

Peggy, I just want to say thank you for lighting candles for us. I know that is not easy for you, but we appreciate it so much.

Love you all and thanks for continuing to pray for us and think about us. It's so amazing to realize how many friends we have. Our family has been great as well, and we so appreciate all of you.

Have a great night!

Cathy