A Lovely View

Hello Everyone,
Amy here, posting from Room 826 at St. Vincent's Hospital in sunny, springy Portland.  We are enjoying the sweeping views of the West Hills, but would rather be looking out at Lesser Park from 5740 SW Haines Street, however, that will have to wait until tomorrow.  Chris is still awaiting the reboot of his digestive system, which the doc had said could take 4-5 days.  The resident approved for him to move to scrambled eggs last night for dinner to complement his liquid diet and Chris got overzealous and after 8 eggs consumed between 6:00pm and 8:00pm his system fought back with nausea, pain and bloating that paid him back all night long!  Of course, I think it may have also had something to do with the Bruins lack luster start to the post season squeaking out an overtime win to a 7-seed team.  I am sure he is not the only B's fan who went to bed with indigestion last night!

The doctor came today and encouraged him to go slower and smaller (now they tell us!), and they will keep him one more night and introduce just a bit of solids with dinner today.  Eggs, in any form, are not likely to be on Chris' menu for a long time after this experience; quite unfortunate as he had previously been looking forward to more of my mom's deviled eggs which he discovered last summer!

I am bringing the boys after school today so they can visit.  The key is for Chris to be out by tomorrow evening when Aidan's lacrosse team, the Riptide, have their season opener against arch-rivals the "Lincoln Select" for bragging rights as the top club team in the Portland metro.  Luckily, the forecast is for a sunny, warm weekend, so it will be plenty of fresh air ahead to aid in recovery and keep up his walking.  We are gathering fans on the 8th floor for our epic walks lapping the ward, gaining kuddos for our pace and distance!  Anything to help his digestion and divert boredom during this latest stint at Club Med...

Thanks very much for all the notes, prayers and well wishes, it really makes us feel so loved and supported.   Take care, Amy