From Chicago..

Well, I'll be pretty far from what's happening in California for the next week (plus I've already cancelled the internet for my apt!), so when I do have access to internet I'll just be adding my mom's email updates. Just a head's up!

And for those of you who are friends and coworkers of mine in Chicago, if you haven't heard I'll be leaving Chi-town to move home for at least a year to be with my mom and dad. It'll be nice to be close to them and help out through my dad's recovery. Hopefully I'll be back soon!

Hi All,

Tom had a pretty good weekend. He is certainly in the right place thanks to everyone who helped (Kim…thanks), and the efforts of Dr. Dudley (neurologist at Los Robles). I can’t thank him enough for his help and have a new appreciation for families navigating through the health care system, now just need to find a cheaper gas station!!

They continue to wean him from the ventilator, still has pneumonia, fever…all to be expected.

Yes, we are seeing small…sometimes imperceptible changes, but the neuro team there are his best cheerleaders. Today he is having a specialized PET scan to look at brain metabolism. No seizure activity noted on his continuous EEG. Every day is different…no more “toe wiggling”…however we really feel he is more and more aware.

Allie is in Chicago this week getting her apartment cleaned out and settled. Then she will drive back to Simi and will stay here with me for the next year or so. I’m so grateful she is able to do that. Grant leaves for Lesotho next Tuesday for a 27 month Peace Corps stint. A very tough decision for him, but he knows Tom would want him to go. Ben is back in Virginia, working at the vineyard…but plans to try to get back sometime this summer. Looking forward to visits from Tom’s brothers and my sister and nephew.

Please keep up with Allie’s blog…she does such a good job of expressing our feelings (link below…again). She will start up again when she gets back next week.

Thanks again for everyone’s support, love, prayer’s and well wishes…please continue to keep Tom in your thoughts.

As George would say…we are now “Bruckeyes”??....(Go Bruins…!).

A shout out to my brother Bill who is also in the hospital….doing better I hear…keep up the good work bro..!...talk to you soon.

Thanks All

Anne