Trish resting back in her room in Weinberg

Trish is resting back at Weinberg now. She survived the very long hike from Blalock 7 to Weinberg 5B. She is using her PCA for pain as needed, but she still only rates he pain about a 5. The surgeons and the BMT docs debated putting a feeding ube in and the BMT didn't want it and he surgeons did. Since the surgeons owned her while she was under, she woke up with a feeding tube in her nose. We'll see if they use it or just pull it out in a few days. Trish would love to rest than eat. Her skin seemed a whole lot less yellow after surgery, so hopefully the liver will get on to the business of recovering now.

I unplugged her room phone and cell phone and will likely keep it unplugged for the next day. Recovery from this surgery is supposed to be about a week, I know my wife, she will find a way t o kick it much quicker than that. It's just how she does it. I have never known anyone who can face adversity quite the way she can. I am not even half as strong as her when it comes to that -- though I'd like to think I have other qualities that have helped her persevere. We are a well matched team.

If you are looking for something specific to pray for, wish for or will to happen, please focus on Trish's liver. That it can and does recover from the GvH damage and with the ugly gall bladder out of the way it finds a way to thrive.