WHOO HOO! WHOOPEE! YIPPEE SKIPPEE! JAKE IS OUT OF SURGERY AND IN ICU! THE SURGERY WENT REALLY WELL AND THEY WOUND UP REMOVING ABOUT 1/3 OF HIS LIVER AND HOPEFULLY ALL THE CRUD AND INFECTION ALONG WITH IT! APRIL AND I GOT TO GO UP TO ICU AND SEE HIM WHILE HE WAS WAKING UP. HE WAS IN SOME PAIN BUT LOOKED TO BE RESTING FAIRLY COMFORTABLY AND VERY MUCH AWARE OF OUR PRESENCE...MOSTLY APRIL'S! HE HAD A BREATHING TUBE IN SO HE COULDN'T TALK BUT HE COULD NOD HIS HEAD A LITTLE AND OPEN HIS BABY BLUE EYES. IT SURE TOOK ME BACK TO THE DAY OF HIS ORIGINAL LIVER TX IN MIAMI BUT I FOUGHT OFF THE EMOTIONS AND REMAINED CALM AND STRONG. HE WILL FUNCTION FINE WITH 2/3 OF A LIVER.
MANGO IS HIS NICKNAME AT THE COLLEGE HE ATTENDS AND WHEN I CALLED HIM THAT HIS EYES POPPED OPEN IN SURPRISE.....HE WAS SMILING ON THE INSIDE, I COULD TELL. I LEFT HIM A COUPLE OF MY SPECIAL MANGO GUMMIES FOR A TREAT. THE BIG BLUE SHOES....HE HE HE, THEY HAVE PUT THESE REALLY REALLY BIG BLUE BOOTIES ON HIS FEET ALONG WITH THE BLOW UP COMPRESSION SLEEVES ON HIS LEGS....IT'S QUITE A SIGHT TO SEE. WISH I COULD HAVE GOTTEN A PICTURE OF THAT BUT I WANTED TO LIVE SO I DECIDED ON THE WISE MOVE OF LEAVING INSTEAD....RELIEF IS WHAT WE ARE ALL FEELING ABOUT NOW....IT'S A GOOD FEELING FOR SURE!
JAKE WILL PROBABLY BE IN THE HOSPITAL ANOTHER WEEK AND WILL HAVE MY COMPUTER WITH HIM SO DROP HIM A LITTLE "HAPPY MAIL" AT skowie@tampabay.rr.com i know he will appreciate it....i will stop shouting now.
oh, and don't let up on those prayers......we need a swift and uneventful recovery now along with the absence of all infections!
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Oh dear sure hope all goes well and am saying lots and lots of prayers and crossing all the fingers and toes!!! happy dance for you all!! love and hugs Linda
Thanks again for keeping all of us up to date on Mango Boy. There's GOT to be a story that goes along with the nickname & I hope to hear it one day!!! It sounds as though all the prayers are being heard and wishes are being granted. I really can't imagine what Jake has gone through as I've never been that sick. What a guy!!! I'm sure his strength has come from the love of his family and being blessed with a wife like April. :o)
Love ya,
Carol
ps/ Keep his Big Blue Booties!!!I'm sure you can make an artsy project out of them!!!
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