Recovery Day 12

Again today Jennie is doing pretty well. We have gone on several walks and they have Physical Therapy came in today and Jennie tried stairs for the first time. She did very well, and I am sure will improve even more with a little practice. I really feel like Jennie will be able to get around without any assistance when she is released, she will just have to be careful not to over do it for a while.

And just a brief update on Charlotte. I talked to her husband a few minutes ago and her surgery is going pretty well. The doctors came out about 2:30 and told them they had completed the main portion of the surgery (Jennie's surgery started somewhat earlier, so it is difficult to compare the times) and are just waiting on the islet cells to be harvested. He felt that they would be able to get a good harvest with her also, so that is very good news. She did have some previous damage from some other surgeries, so the doctors felt that they may still have to do some more repairs to her colon and intestines, but they haven't decided exactly to what extent yet. All in all her surgery is also going very well, they anticipated some additional issues do to the prior damage, and I hope to be able to post a good final update on her surgery late tonight.

Continue to keep Jennie as well as Charlotte and her family in your prayers, they still have many hours of waiting before they will know the final results, although it sounds very promising so far.