Update as of 9/23/12

Last evening, after we left the hospital, Grandpa, Laurel, Evan, Michelle, little Everest and I went out to eat at the historic pedestrian mall here in Charlottesville. As we were strolling down the mall after a nice meal, I happened to run into Jay and Susan Perry, the friends who had located the condo we are renting and that has been such a blessing. They, in turn, had just happened to run into Claire and Howard Goodman, the friends of theirs who had offered to let me park Bob’s car in front of their house, which solved another of the small challenges in getting settled in a new place under these difficult circumstances. So, out of the clear blue, the four people who I had wanted to have the opportunity to thank in person for their kindness all converged in the same space and time! Those are the small miracles that keep happening that reassure us that there are larger forces afoot than those we can see and know.

We needed that reassurance this morning at rounds when we learned that Bob had had two seizures around six o’clock this morning. While that was a disappointment, it only meant making some adjustments to his medications and temporarily going back up a step in his coma-inducing medication. By this afternoon, he is back down to the dose that he was at overnight, so we are praying hard that he is able to stay at this level without any further seizures, and then successfully make the next reduction at 3:00 am.

In chatting with family members this morning, it emerged that four of us had had dreams of Bob awake and talking last night. We’re taking encouraging signs anywhere we get them!

Thanks again for all your prayers.