Tuesday Night

Today was filled with more challenges for Rick. He had to have another out-patient surgery to reinsert the lines for his newer dialysis. Those lines are inserted through the "jugular" vein, so it is a pretty big deal, and was exhausting for him physically, as it required more anesthesia....and just another ordeal. He is receiving some physical therapy and they are going to make another attempt tomorrow on what is called a "swalloing study", because his esophagus was so irritated and stretched by the ventilator tube that was there for l4 days. Thank you once again for your prayers for Rick's strength and for each day to bring improvement and healing.