Ups and Downs

Hello Friends and Family,

Thank you for all of the calls and e-mails wishing us well. Today was kind of an up and down day for Todd. He is still doing well with his recovery and the doctors and nurses are taking excellent care of him. Unfortunately, he did not sleep well last night. The main issue is that his pain narcotics make him really itchy, so they're trying to find the balance between keeping his pain under control and making the itchiness tolerable. On the positive side, Todd is being a good patient and doing all of the exercises they want him to do. He took 3-4 walks today and continues to do the breathing exercises. He is eager to get his digestive track working again so he can EAT! (Poor guy is dreaming of all of the things he wants to eat!) Please continue to pray specifically that he will be comfortable and able to rest.

Regarding hospital visits... Today was a good lesson for all of us that we probably need to take things hour by hour. Todd was feeling really good this morning and was eager to see visitors, but by 2:00 he was really uncomfortable and irritable and did not want to see people. The afternoon was pretty rough and it wasn't until about 8 pm that he started feeling comfortable again. I'm really praying he'll be able to sleep well tonight. So, for those of you that have mentioned dropping by, it would probably be best to call or text me directly to see how the morning/afternoon/evening is going at that moment. I'm sorry if that sounds rude, but it would not have been good for Todd to have a line-up of visitors this afternoon. There's just not way to know how he'll be feeling. Thanks for your flexibility and understanding.

- Jessica