Specifics on Chuck's situation: I think I've left out too much information. Here is what is going on. Chuck's wounds are not doing great. One big reason for this is nutrition. In fact, it's probably the #1 reason. He has tried and tried to consume 2,000 calories each day. He's making some progress and might be up to about 1,500 or so.

Now for the j-peg. The window for that closed one hour after it fell out. We're really not waiting on a window anymore. The whole procedure has to be repeated in order for Chuck to get a new j-peg. The issue is Chuck's back. Going across the street to have j-peg placed is risky for Chuck's back due to the current state of his wounds.

Currently, we are waiting to hear from the surgeon. It's kind of a big deal to go through for just a few hundred calories ... so Chuck and I are discussing alternatives. We have been informed that doing nothing is the most risky thing we can do. A less risky alternative is the j-peg. The least risky alternative is a nose tube (Chuck would cut off his hand before doing that. He'd cut off my hand before doing that.) Oi. The deal is, this whole nutrition thing may be short term ... his eating is picking up, he's getting stronger. We just don't know what we're gonna do.