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Tuesday update

Yesterday Jennie went to the Doctors office in Owensboro because we thought her incision might be infected. The Doctor gave her an antibiotic and took some cultures as he felt it was infected also. Hopefully this antibiotic will kick the infection quickly, as it is causing Jennie's abdomen to swell more which is quite painful.

We were able to get her out quite a bit this weekend, we even made a short trip to Walmart! I think her recovery is still going well, but I am not sure if we will be able to remove half the staples at the end of the week as we planned. I guess we will just have to see what the rest of this week is like.

I went back to Louisville yesterday and am trying to get things in order to go back to work tomorrow.

We made it!!

Just a quick note to let everyone know that we made it into Owensboro late last night. We are all exhausted from the long drives, and Jennie has slept most of the day today. Hopefully after a day or two of resting we can get her moving and back on the way to recovery again.

We are halfway home . . .

I just wanted to let everyone know we made it to Rockford, IL. It took about 7 hours driving with a few short breaks, and we had to drive through heavy rain almost the whole way.

Jennie was a real trooper and is determined to make it home tomorrow, even though she is in more pain than she was last time. Driving in rain also makes her very nervous, so today was bad and it looks like tomorrow will be too.

Anyway, hopefully we will be in Owensboro tomorrow night, and I may begin posting just every few days, as the progress is likely to be slow. Thanks again for all the support, we look forward to seeing many of you soon.

Meeting with the Dr.

This morning we met with Dr. Sutherland. He was pleased with Jennie's progress, and was happy to hear that things were going well. He took out the top 6 staples, in an effort to let the incision drain and avoid an infection.

Other than that, the trip over there wore Jennie out and she has slept much of the afternoon. On a positive note, she was able to eat a few grapes and a small amount of cheese, which is a step in the right direction. It didn't seem to bother her too badly, and hopefully she can begin eating more normally over the next week or so.

The plan is to leave here early in the morning. We will see if we make it in two days. It is almost a week earlier than we have left in the past, and I don't know if Jennie will be able to tolerate 7 or 8 hours of driving a day.

I will likely post tomorrow night after we stop, just to update on how far we made it. Thanks again for the prayers and support and we hope to see many of you soon!

Sleep . . .

Jennie's first day back at the hotel has been uneventful for the most part, and consisted mostly of sleeping. She is still waking every 2 hours for pain medicine, which keeps her from getting any deep sleep, but she is exhausted.

She still hasn't been able to really eat anything, just a few crackers with some water. Hopefully we can get the reflux and heartburn under control that she might be able to eat something tomorrow. We will be getting some Boost shakes to try, hoping that they will give her some of the nutrients she needs to continue healing.

Tomorrow we will let her rest again for much of the day, as Tuesday we have the Doctors appointment and we will likely begin the journey home on Wednesday. This will be a long and painful week for Jennie.

Pray that the appointment goes well on Tuesday, maybe she will be able to begin eating again by then!!

We're out of here!!

Dr. Singh just came in and gave us the offical news, Jennie is getting out of the hospital!! We will be staying in Minneapolis for a least a few days, as we have an appointment with Dr. Sutherland on Tuesday morning, but getting out of the hospital is a major step in the right direction.

Dr. Singh is concerned about the fact that Jennie isn't eating much yet and he was worried about stopping the IV nutrition, but he decided it would be ok if we get the check-in with Dr. Sutherland on tuesday. If there are any additional needs for nutrition they can be addressed on that day.

Anyway, I know Jennie will be much more comfortable and will be able to rest better out of here and away from nurses checking in every few hours. Hopefully we can be on the way home by the middle of the week, although I am sure it will take at least 2 or 3 days to drive back.

Thanks again to everyone for the prayers and support, it has made the last few weeks much easier.