SEPTEMBER 3, 2008

Pa had to be transferred back to St. Thomas Sunday afternoon. He's got an infection inside the incision. His white count is critically high. They took him back to surgery Mon evening and opened him up, they removed the bone and found the infection had traveled past and had gotten to his brain. The surgeon cleaned out what he could and did not replace the bone due to the extent of infection. Pa is still in ICU today, having high fevers and sleeping most of the time. Mom is staying at the Inn, there in the hospital. They are going to move him out to a regular room as soon as one comes available. Mom is not only devastated, but very worn down. They both just want to go home. christy