Recovering

Via hospital wireless, I'm happy to report that John is recovering nicely and doing well. Much better than the last lung surgery in Sept. '08. We hope to leave the hospital tomorrow (Sunday), Monday at the latest if we stay on track.

The plan is to get his chest drainage tube out today, and then they can remove the epidural also. Only bad thing about this is that it is more difficult to control the pain without the epidural; however, the pain lessens significantly when that nasty chest tube comes out.

He does his respiratory therapy religiously and begs the therapists to walk more, but they limit him. Once he is unhooked from oxygen and has tubes removed, he should be able to move around more. He is eager to be cleaned up each morning and shave but is pretty tuckered out after that.

Our sweet daughter, Audrey, has been in an out amidst all her final exams and papers. Our son and his wife will be up from Kentucky again today.

Please keep praying.