Out of the woods

Alec is finally out of the ICU. They took his breathing tube out in the middle of the night and he woke up around 3:00am for the first time. Because of his blood loss and the intensity of his surgery, he was kept in the ICU for the day, which was actually fine by us since he had better care and a private room which was dark and quiet so he could get some rest. It was such a relief to go in this morning and see him awake and to know he was OK.

He can barely speak, just because he is so exhausted, but every once in a while he smiles or cracks a joke. He did say that the post surgery for his colorectal tumor was much more painful and he feels that his pain is under control. He also said he has never felt such exhaustion in his life, I guess thats his body already trying to regenerate the liver. Keep it up!

Our day consisted of sitting by his bed, taking shifts so some of us could go eat, walk, get some fresh air. When I saw him in the morning he was almost gray, when I came back after lunch he had much more color and looked healthy again.

Millie at Boston Garden today on a walk.

He is on the mend and we are glad that these days are slowly getting behind us. It still looks like Monday will be his lung surgery, so he has got to be feeling better by then.

I am going to try to get a good night sleep tonight...now that I know he is out of the woods.

Thank you all for the prayers, texts, emails, calls, etc. It means so much and we are so lucky!

Love to all,

Heather & Alec