UPDATE DEMANDED - SO HERE IT IS

Many of you have been requesting an update, so here it is. Ted had his surgery on Wednesday to replace the bone flap. It went well. Sometime after the surgery, there was an inter-cranial bleed. It was life-threatening and Ted was put on life support Thursday morning. Although he is still on a ventilator, he is breathing on his own, and has been doing so for a couple of days now. The ventilator helps keep "junk" from going down his windpipe, but he does have a cough and gag reflex at this time. This is good. There was a big concern about additional swelling in his brain. Due to the effective prayers, there was no additional swelling, and there has actually been some reduction in swelling. I am very grateful for the progress of no additional swelling and his ability to breathe. His "vital signs" are good.  No additional surgery is planned.

I have been informed that Ted is not in a coma , but he is asleep all of the time. He has some response to stimuli - moving his left hand, left arm, and left leg some. He opens his eyes briefly when "they mess with him." They bathe him daily,  turn him every two hours, and clean his mouth every couple of hours. The nurses are taking very good care of him.

Throughout the last couple of months, you have been there supporting us with your prayers and warm thoughts. They got us through those months. Before his surgery, Ted was doing great. He had been released from physical therapy and occupational therapy. He was making alot of progress in his speech therapy. He was excited about getting " his head back" and not having to wear the helmet. He was fun to be with. Thomas and I were with him before his surgery, and there was alot of humor and expectation.

I hope that you will stand by us, support us, and keep praying for Ted's full and complete health, wholeness, and restoration. I hope that you understand that it is not appropriate for visitors at this time. I appreciate the many offers to be with me at the hospital or to visit me. But, you can do more by your prayers, and I prefer to be alone with him or with the children.

As one of the nurses said, " Ted is in there." Please continue to know that Ted is still there , with us, intact and complete. Thank you so much. Fondly, Anne