Chuck is doing really well. I missed the surgeon this morning, but Chuck caught me up on information. Dr. Fenter thinks the procedure went very well. Chuck is still swollen and will be for a couple of days. However, his tummy already feels a bit softer. We expect to see the benefits of this procedure by Sunday ... the benefits being no nausea, the ability to eat and drink while keeping everything down, the ability to have tube feeds started again, the ability to get nourished!

Chuck looks stronger every day. This gives me greater confidence that these bumps in the road ... such as digestion and wounds ... are just bumps. Despite the bumps or perhaps because of the bumps, he's getting stronger! Thanks so much for your prayers. I praise God for his faithfulness ... for his timing ... for his plan.