Going back into surgery today, surgery #7251 :-)

Going into another surgery, hopefully a simple one to obtain a way to eat. Yes I need some tacos covered in ketchup as Wilkinson said. :-)

I cannot begin to express how much the thoughts and prayers from ya'll have meant. I have worked with and known many of you 10 to 20 years, some longer (wow, I AM old). All that time and history did not prepare me for your awesome support. "Thank you" doesn't begin to cover it, I can only humbly thank God for knowing you all. They tell me I am out of the serious dangers and now it is just a matter of a lengthy recovery, dental surgeries, etc, etc. The good news is that even though I keep typing away incessantly, my jaw is scheduled to remain wired shut for some weeks yet. Seriously though, I cannot possibly express how much everyones' prayers have helped. In those dark times it has made the difference.

Update on project MCGconvert2parkinglot:
Infiltration complete, contacts established with code names Reggie, Don ("the godfather") and Victor ("the Columbian"). The 'plates' have been installed in my head allowing undetected communications via the RedAlert software. Demolition and repaving planning is underway.

Airport Security and Mike

It seems a number of plates were put in during the surgeries, so Mike is likely to cause a lot of commotion around the metal detectors. No flights in his future for now, so I guess he can tell us how that goes later...

Dawn says Mike is doing better after a round of antibiotics for the pneumonia and infection. They are hoping the trach comes out today or tomorrow.


Please dont email him just yet. He is only up to very short periods on the computer and I'd like to make sure his "updates" to the blog get priority time so that all of you know how he is doing and he can read the comments. As he gets stronger, he'll tell us when he is ready for more.

Post comments on the blog as you can see that others have. Note that you will need to sign your comment, so either use your gmail address if you have one or one of the generic ones listed at the bottom of the comment page. It's not difficult. Call one of the posters and ask how they did it if you need help.


Rob

He "Speaks"

Mike has been able to get on email a little. He and I coordinated enough that I finally have a message from him instead of interpretations of grunts or sign language from him in answer to Dawn's questions. The items below come directly from Mike via email. Here's what he wants you to know today...

1) Mike is happy just to be alive. It is easy to take life for granted, I won't be doing that for a while.

2) The sincere thoughts and prayers from my coworders have been incredible, I can't thank ya'll enough.

3) Ya know those silly little mirrors UH has near the ceilings at hallway intersections? Turns out to be a good idea. I am having to rely on my sense of hearing, what a disaster =:-0

4) Only big regret right now, Halloween is past. If you could see me now you would understand. I would be winning EVERY scary contest in the world.

5) Seriously, the giant card of pictures of my coworkers was really a boost. Ya'll are great !!!!

6) Mike still has compulsion to create numbered lists of everything.

Happy Birthday, Mike!

First day of the blog, what a coincidence! Giving him his laptop and access to this blog to give him something to do. Rob