Curt is sitting up in bed watching TV. He sat in a chair a few times this afternoon. The physical therapist came after 5, and Curt did a couple laps without help (we did walk with him) around the ward. So far, he has not had any pain medication, but they cut the major nerve in that side of his head so he has no feelings there. Eventually he should get some feeling, mostly to the eyes. His stomach will probably bother him the most. They cut a good chunk from a rectus muscle in his stomach and attached one end to his cheek (underneath) and the other end comes out behind his ear (quite a bit). They do this because the muscle will shrink a lot and disappear behind the ear and the skin will grow over it. They are giving him antibiotics intravenously at times. He still has a few tubes to get rid of. The main one is the feeding tube in his nose. Hopefully that will be tomorrow because he has started to eat a little. He ate his liquid lunch and dinner, and had some extra ice cream because he has now been cleared for a soft diet. Most of the staff we have met here are ignorant about Celiac's disease. We are supposed to have consultation with a nutritionist tomorrow. I'm not sure if the broths he had today were gluten free, but it doesn't seem to cause him any discomfort if he does eat a little gluten (it does affect him internally though).

Steve Sprecher and Angie's husband, Jef, stopped by to visit. We also had a couple phone calls.

I was just getting ready to finish this, when an ENT doctor came in to see Curt. He is amazed at how quickly Curt is recovering. Curt just went for another short walk and is in the chair again now. We need to head home soon.

Joan