Thank You!

We first would like to say thank to all of our family and friends for the enormous amount of support you all have shown us during this difficult time. We are extremely appreciative of everything that everyone has done and will never be able to show enough thanks to all of you.

As I'm sure you can imagine, we are finding it a bit overwhelming to keep up with everyone who is "Checking In On Sue" and we thought this would be the best way to keep many of you informed of her progress.

Most importantly we want to stress to everyone what the doctors have been stressing to us - this is going to be a long process, we are not going to see any major improvements, only "baby steps". While that is frustrating for us (and for many of you), we are taking great joy in the tiny improvements that we are seeing each day and doing our best not to get discouraged at the waiting. While much of this is a "two steps forward, one step back" kind of thing, the doctors feel that although slowly, Sue is heading in the right direction.

Today was a very good day - we received several reports of positive progression in small amounts in a few areas. Sue's respiratory system is slowly getting better; all of these levels are within normal ranges and the doctors have pulled back on both the amount of oxygen she is being given and the amount of work the respirator is doing for her. She has also begun to show some improvement in levels that indicate that her kidneys are also heading in a positive direction and that the dialysis is doing what it is supposed to be doing for her.

We feel very blessed to have such amazing people working at the hospital. Each and every employee of the hospital, from the nurses and doctors to the lab technicians and housekeeping staff have been truly compassionate and supportive during this time. They are all communicating very thoroughly with us and ensuring that we understand what is being done and why. We couldn't ask for anything more and want you all to know that Sue is receiving the absolute best care possible from truly wonderful people.

We may not be able to update every day, but will try our best as we know many of you are interested in Sue's progress. Keep the prayers, good vibes, and positive thoughts coming our way! Hugs and kisses to you all...