snowflakes

Mark is still doing really well today (considering).  There truly is no other explanation for this other than answers to prayer and the grace of God.
He's still in ICU, but only because there aren't any beds available in the next area yet.


We have been surprised, though, at the effect the surgery had on his right arm/hand and leg/foot.  While we saw some pretty good improvement with his hand yesterday, his leg and foot have been a little slower to catch up.  Looks like we'll be doing some physical therapy to get him back on track there.  Apparently the tumor was really close to the "motor strip," so that's the reason for the weakness/numbness.  We'll find out more about that (hopefully) when we talk to the neurosurgeon this evening.

So much to be thankful for!
*Mark's dad was able to spend the night with him, so I could go home and get a good night's sleep.
*The boys have taken turns being sick (so haven't seen Mark yet), but they are WELL taken care of by Grandma and Nana.
*Mark is "days ahead" of normal recuperation of this type of surgery.  We are seeing slow but steady progress with his right side.
*He is feeling parts of his right leg that he hasn't felt for years!
*And to top it all off, we saw snowflakes today  :D