My brother Dick is continuing to improve.  I'll just copy part of the email
my niece  sent me this morning.  You cannot imagine how relieved I feel that
he has made it to this point and continues to improve.  For the first week
we were afraid to even hope.  Thank you all so much for your caring and
concern and your prayers.

Jo

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My dad is doing better this morning. The nurse said his white blood cell
count came down a bit more yesterday.  They did something called a bronchial
scope where they clean out his lungs and I think they did a procedure to try
and expand one of his lungs (which the doctors think was decompressed from
the aneurism pushing on it)......he's still on the respirator of course -
but they turned it off yesterday and had him breathing on his own for 2 1/2
hours - which they say is very good. I would love to see him off the
respirator completely by this
weekend! I think he'll start believing that he's getting better once that
happens too. Mom is doing well. I stayed with her last night.
.....don't know if my dad told you - but we're having a girl! Due Nov.
7th.....My mom said yesterday that with my dad getting better and with me
having a baby - we are going to have LOTS to be thankful for this
Thanksgiving!!