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Only 5 days into our new "home" and it still feels like I just got here!  This morning I got to listen to rounds, which is always encouraging to me, and fills in the gaps on what's going on.  Kevin has been awake all morning and

Linda and I were able to sit in on the resident rounds today and ask some questions.  Apparently, we were given mis-information, and Kevin is not on a low setting on the vent.  He is breathing on his own, but the vent is supporting him quite a bit.  The doctor

Linda and I were able to sit in on the resident rounds today and ask some questions.  Apparently, we were given mis-information, and Kevin is not on a low setting on the vent.  He is breathing on his own, but the vent is supporting him quite a bit.  The doctor

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/surgery/faculty/Yang  Just some information on our amazing surgeon that helped Kevin get through that difficult surery. Dr. Yang visited with us this morning and said that he didn't expect Kevin to look so strong and awake.  I should have told him it

Thank you to everyone for your continued prayers.  I know thousands upon thousands of you lifted us up in your prayers yesterday when you gathered in your churches, with your family and with your friends.  While we depend on the hospital staff to determine the course of action, we depend

Today has been fairly uneventful.  I was blessed today to have some family in to visit and take my mind off of things.  We are doing well, as well as Kevin.  He is doing fairly well, but is having trouble with anxiety and the ventilator.  Pray that he is calmed

Good morning from the Weinberg building at Johns Hopkins.  We are now officially moved to the oncology ICU, which is a blessing.  The rooms are 3x the size AT LEAST and this ICU specializes in oncology.  Kevin had a stable day and night. He is still on the vent, and

Dear Friends and Family, It hard to follow my last post with such encouragement.  Kevin came out of surgery last night a bit before 3 am.  We got a call around 1am informing us they had only just drained the lungs, and were then entering the "meat" of

I cannot believe it's already the 9th of August.  Miracles really DO happen.  Linda just arrived, and soon after we received an updated call saying that Kevin is doing well and they will wrap up the surgery and he will be out in 1-2 hours.  Thank God for

We just got the second update.  The nurse reported to use that he got through the bronchiectomy (sp?) and the second part of the surgery.  They are now entering the major part of the surgery: the esophagectomy.  He is reported to be doing, and I quote, "GREAT".  Our