****WCGreen Update --Saturday August 2, 2014****

[CaliforniaPeggy]

From his wife:

Another Christopher Green update:

On Tuesday I received a call from Chris and he asked, " How does my voice sound?" Before, he was speaking on the exhaled breath. He is now on a portable respirator and can speak anytime! He has also sang! (He has his guitar) Last night he was transfered to J55, an ICU, for evaluation. He was moved to the J building because that is where the lung transplant team is most of the time. Ironically, it is where he was for about a month and a half after his transplant. Then, he will probably be transfering to a step-down unit there on the 5th floor. Unfortunately, he had a bad stomach ache last night and still does today. I'm going to see him very soon and will say hello for all of you!

I want to also thank everyone for their prayers and positive thoughts. This has been a week of miracles!

Another Christopher Green addendum:

He has been eating!* Also, the doctors actually told him that in the future, he very well could be going home! What did I tell you? A week of miracles!


*mechanical soft diet, and thickened liquids

[The Magistrate]

1. Wonderful, Ma'am!

Thanks for letting us know.

[spanone]

2. k&r...

[In_The_Wind]

3. Excellent!

[Gidney N Cloyd]

4. That's really wonderful to hear!

[malaise]

5. Best news all week

[CTyankee]

6. Oh, god. AFter all the bad stuff, I hope this is good news!

Best wishes to wcgreen! I'm pulling for him...

[Sissyk]

7. What absolutely wonderfully great news!!

Thank you for keeping us updated.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. I was so thrilled to learn this too!

[cal04]

8. That's great news

Thank you SO much for keeping us updated

[steve2470]

10. you rock, Peggy

That is all.

[NYC_SKP]

11. Thanks for the update, Peggy!

Modern medicine is miraculous, I'm particularly grateful for what can be done these day.

Thank you!

[brer cat]

12. Great news!

Thanks for keeping us posted, Peggy.

[rhett o rick]

13. Good news. Thanks for keeping us up to date. nm

[panader0]

14. Play that guitar and sing Chris--music heals. Get well soon

Thanks Peg

[femmocrat]

15. Wonderful news!

Thanks for the update, Peggy.

So happy to hear of such great progress.

[SaveOurDemocracy]

16. WOW! Great news ... Hoping his progress continues.

[tblue37]

17. Does this mean they have that scary infection under control? (fingers and toes crossed!) nt

[CaliforniaPeggy]

18. Good question. I haven't heard anything more about that. I really don't know...

I hope so!

[MohRokTah]

19. I share a similar experience with you.

First, to a full recovery for WCGreen!

Second, My mother-in-law just underwent a double transplant on July 4. She has a new kidney and liver.

Today, she was moved off the ICU unit and hopefully on Monday she will be moved out of this hospital to a rehabilitation hospital.

Transplant recovery is a long arduous process, but transplants save so many lives!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

24. That is wonderful news!

I wish her a long and healthy life!

I only wish that WCGreen's course had been as smooth as your mother-in-law's has been.

Indeed, transplants save so many lives!

[MohRokTah]

34. It's been a rocky road for my MIL

She was in a coma for eleven days starting two days prior to the surgery.

She was probably 48 hours away from death when the team notified us a liver was available.

She went through a second surgery this week to remove a hematoma on her transplanted kidney.

She has been to the rehab hospital once already, and had to be sent back due to complications.

It's a rough road, and there will always be setbacks along the way. We've girded ourselves to that fact and are prepared for more setbacks to come.

[ReRe]

25. Blessings to your MIL too! ;-) n/t

[New Orleans Strong]

20. Dear, dear CaliforniaPeggy -

Somehow you keep in touch, keep involved, and keep us posted on the well being of so many that we adore. I don't know how, and probably nobody does. You're Scarlet O'Hara/Lady With a Lamp!/ Julia AND Suzanne Sugarbaker!!! And the best. The very best of this forum. How kind...

Just Wow. And thank you. And again... Thank you - And again...

[New Orleans Strong]

21. We follow the great DU posters...

CaliforniaPeggy follows them to the ICU -

[awoke_in_2003]

22. thanks Peggy. nt

[slipslidingaway]

23. That is such wonderful news ...

and to hear he has been eating is just as wonderful.

Thank you for giving us updates and please let him know we are all pulling for him ... as we are for you after your surgery.

[Blue_In_AK]

26. This is excellent news, Peggy.

[ReRe]

27. You tell him...

... that DUers from all over the country and world are pulling for him. Best wishes to him and his wife/family, and much thanks to you for keeping us informed on his recovery. Kisses and hugs to all!

[Jefferson23]

28. It souds like no matter what has come his way, he keeps beating the odds..excellent.

May that continue. K&R

[Louisiana1976]

29. Thanks for the wonderful news!

[Boomerproud]

30. Thank you Peggy!

It really is, in a word, a miracle.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

31. Wow!!! Great news!

I'm so very happy for them both

[southerncrone]

32. Positive Progress! Yeah!!!!

[Rhiannon12866]

33. K&R! Wonderful news!

Thanks so much for keeping us updated, Peggy, and please let him know that we're all with him!

[Loki]

35. Beautiful, wonderful news.

[GoCubsGo]

36. So great to hear that!

Thanks for passing on the good news, Peggy. There's so little of that lately.

[MrMickeysMom]

37. Thumbs up, for WCG!

[Unknown Beatle]

38. That's great news, Peggy.

Although I haven't been here for very long, I consider everyone on DU my family.

[Mnemosyne]

39. Amazing news, Peg! Stubborn young bugger isn't he?

Hope your shoulder is still getting better.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

41. He sure is!

And my shoulder is good, thank you.

[Solly Mack]

40. That's very good and hopeful news!

Thank you, CaliforniaPeggy!

[passiveporcupine]

42. I've been reluctant to open these "updates" until now

This one was such good news, now I look forward to them. Thank you so much Peggy for keeping all informed. And for being there for him and his wife. And good luck with your shoulder...make sure you take good care of yourself, as good as you do others.

[Skittles]

43. YEE HAW

tell him Skittles offered to kick mechanical soft diet ass

[CaliforniaPeggy]

44. I will! He will hear this the next time I talk to him!

[littlemissmartypants]

45. Kudos to his speech language pathologist!

Thanks for the update.

I'm hopeful that he will be home soon.

Hang in there WC!

We are rooting for you!

Love, Peace and Shelter.
Littlemissmartypants

[littlemissmartypants]

46. Would that be honey or nectar thickness? eom

[CaliforniaPeggy]

47. No idea!

[littlemissmartypants]

48. Well... nectar would be considered

Less restrictive than honey thickness. Could mean an additional arrow pointing in the direction of a discharge to home. I so hope he makes it. So good of you to keep us posted.

Thank you, CaliforniaPeggy. All the best to you. And good luck with your shoulder!

Love, Peace and Shelter.
littlemissmartypants

[ctsnowman]

49. Thanks for the post.

[CrispyQ]

50. This is great news. So glad to hear it.

Take care Chris. Sending my thoughts & good vibes your way.

[Fla Dem]

51. Thanks for the update, hope WCG and his wife have a smoother path ahead. nt

[malthaussen]

52. W. C. Green is Monty Python's Black Knight.

He just won't quit.

-- Mal

[WinstonSmith4740]

53. So good to hear.

Give him our love and hugs!!

[TuxedoKat]

54. Great to hear this good news

thank you for letting us know.

[herding cats]

55. Beautiful news!

Thanks for letting us know how well he's doing. The possibility of his going home in the foreseeable future is amazing news!

[bigtree]

56. that's a hell of an update CP!

. . . more power to W.C.!

Home is such a wonderful motivator. We'll keep looking forward with him.

[Johnny Noshoes]

57. For WC Green...

Go man GO! Can't keep a good man down.

[blm]

58. So good to hear.

.

[WillyT]

59. HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!!

[LoisB]

60. Great news!

[calimary]

61. Always appreciate good news!

Thank you my dear Peggy!