Sunday

Marty slept late into the day ...  John spent the morning with Marty, but he slept through it all!  Audrey arrived at about 1:15pm and after a little stimulation Marty did wake up.  His voice was still very quiet but we were able to have some verbal communication. Erica arrived after lunch and her and Mike spent the afternoon interacting with Marty.  

The doctors are checking Marty's blood on a very regular basis.  Today his hemoglobin was down again so he received another 2 units of blood.  His white cell count was also very low -- these are the blood cells that work to fight infection.  This evening they gave him a medication to boost these white blood cells.  This will be reviewed on a daily basis until they again reach an acceptable level.  

When Marty was intubated to keep his airway open, he also had a feeding tube going to his stomach alongside the breathing tube. Both tubes were removed yesterday. Today, another feeding tube was put into Marty, but this time via his nose rather than his mouth.

Marty's responses were definitely clearer today than yesterday evening,  although at times he did appear somewhat confused.  We left him sleeping peacefully, assuring him that we would visit again tomorrow morning.   

Erica has been receiving a lot of support and encouragement in various forms from her local and broader church community, family and neighbours and for that she is extremely grateful.  Thanks especially to the Guelph congregation for all your care and concern over her and the children; your kindness, and acts of service are greatly appreciated.

Psalm 37: 7a

"Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him...."

Mom and Mike