Shhhhhhh MC is sleeping

Good Friday evening all,   MC needed some peace and quiet so the Nurses created a special sign just for his door.  I think he's actually found some blocks of time that gave him as much as 30 -60 minutes of uninterrupted sleep.  The nights can be rough on him so the day time he tries to catch up a little. 

Clay and Serge came by today.  What a lively couple of guys.  They had lots of hugs and laughs to share.  you can see Mike got a BIG chuckle out of something that was said.  Seeing his friends is the best medicine possible.  Mike's next surgery is Monday at 7 am.  Come and see him this weekend! He's at Legacy Emanuel in NE Portland.  Park in Parking 1 and head to elevator A in the main building.  Room 3521 . 

 But call first to see if it's a good time. 503-778-0190 ;-)

I missed the Doctors visit this morning, but here's what I heard via MC.  Dr. Frome and Just Craig came in together - took a look at the flap, and where very happy with what they saw.  Everything is healing very well.  They are very optimistic with the outcome.  There is a long road in front of MC before he's walking and on a strong road to recovery.   Next surgery is Monday bright and early. During the procedure they will do a skin graft and place the final skin on the flap by harvesting Mike's skin this time.  (2 donor applications prior)   MC can expect quite a bit of discomfort for quite some time.  They are taking quite a bit of skin. They will remove all the staples in his back and disconnect Thing #1 and Thing #2.  Can't say that Mike will miss them, although he has been toting them around for more than 2 weeks.  

Gelman's Doctor Hodges came in as well and they couldn't be happier with the frame. 

PT came in this afternoon and cute little Betsy helped Mike stand and sit and walk a few steps then he actually was able to get into his recliner chair for 15 minutes or so.  MC has really been struggling with his energy level.  We hope that after the next couple of surgeries he will really be on his way to real healing!  More hurry up and wait... for the next procedure. 

So many blessings and so much to be thankful for.  Enjoy your weekend everyone... 

Much love and heart hugs from SB and MC.  

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