Back in Kansas City!

Dear friends and family, we are back in Kansas City!  On Saturday, we received the all-clear to fly Mike back to Kansas City on a medical plane.  He is now at the Select Long Term cute Care facility at Research Hospital.  The initial move and transition were very tiring for Mike, and we are still settling in.   We'll be staying at a hotel on the plaza until we get everything settled.

Mike has done fairly well the past two days, with the exception of some pleuritic pain which slows him down, and some coughing this afternoon.  We are looking forward to starting a good regime of Physical and Occupational Therapy, and a strategy to get him weaned from the ventilator.

The LTAC is a good step-down from an ICU, as Mike is still a very complex patient, and needs some specialized care.  We are praising God that we are back in KC, and we are continuing our prayers for Mike's recovery.  We are also working to develop a better strategy with our nursing care to ensure that his care matches his acuity. 

As we get Mike settled in, we're keeping visitors to a minimum, but we'll let you know when he is able to see more people.  Many people are asking for ways to help, and we're still living out of suitcases right now and trying to get Michael settled, so we haven't come up with too many ideas for help right now.  We keep you posted. In the meantime your prayers are so helpful!