Out of ICU

Francis is In room 9618 in ICU at CMC. Phone in room is 704 446-9618. Soon they will move him out of ICU. Will Post new info when available.

Up and About

Spent the whole morning with Fran.  He's alert and can talk like nothing had happened. He ate his breakfast.  The staff asked many questions and he's able to answer correctly.  They made him stand up and walk around. His voice is strong. They will be doing an MRI today. The surgeon visited him early this morning. We have not given him his cell phone back. So no calls. Tomorrow he will have the phone back. No worries.

Surgery Complete and Successful

Dr, Van Poppel completed the operation an hour ago. Everything went well. He said the bad tumor had grown back and completely covered the old tumor.  So this operation was badly needed and just in time. He is now in recovery and then will be transferred ISU for the night.
There is no need to visit him tonight as he would not remember anything and needs to be left alone to recover. Tomorrow the doctors will evaluate him and decide if he can go home, stay in the hospital or maybe go back to rehab. We'll let you all know as soon as we know more.

Aug 9 and 10

Aug 9, doctor appointment 1:30-2:30. No food or drink after 4 pm. Aug 10, surgery at 11am.

Therapy times daily

Francis has therapy daily at 9am and 1-3pm, so best to avoid those times for visiting.

Surgery date moved up

Surgery date has been moved up to August 10, Friday, at 11am.

Second surgery

Second surgery scheduled on Monday, August 20, at noon at CMC main hospital.