Thank you to all who have been praying for Chuck's wounds. The wound vac is having a positive effect on the hardware areas. So, the vac stays put and keeps doing its thang.

The vent setting is turned down to 12. Dr. Bell told me that his plan is to titrate down one level a day until he hits 4. Then he'll start doing t-bar trials with Chuck. Please commit this to prayer.


Chuck is having an especially rough week. This is a BIG week at work...kinda the culmination of a year's worth of blood, sweat, and tears. It's one of those situations that really bonds people. Our whole reading team pulls together, linking arms, to create tests. However, it's mentally exhausting. We, reading/language people, are doing statistics and the like! It's insane, yet oddly stimulating. Nonetheless, it means long hours. (Chuck is NOT used to that AND he's a clock watcher.) I show up at 6:30 or so, and he looks like he's been hung out to dry. His eyes say it all, "Where have you been???" Special prayers for endurance. Two more days!