And then there was this...

Well, I spoke with my father Thursday night, and he tells me that Lucas had another tube removed. Now all he has is a feeding tube in his mouth and his IV in his head. This is very encouraging. He is on some medication. It causes his stomach to get upset, so they had initially reduced his feeding from 13CC to 5CC, but he was raised back up to 10CC by the end of the day. After telling me this, he says "Now, the bad News." I hate those words. You see, My niece and other family members have been staying at the Ronald McDonald House. This is a really neat place. The parents of the patient get to stay there for next to nothing. I thought that was wonderful. However, he told me that starting Friday they were going to close it. My heart sank. Apparently the AC unit went out on the building, and they had to have everyone leave. They said that it was cooler outside than it was inside the building. It was in the mid 90's outside. That's terrible. They weren't aloud to open any windows, because the neighborhood wasn't the greatest. I guess they thought that would put too many people at risk. My Dad mentioned staying at a hotel would cost at least $40 a day. He thought it would be better to just drive everyday or every other day, and pay about $15 a day for gas. I think I would have to go over everyday, if it were my child. Of course the House will only be closed until they get the AC fixed, and the current residents would get first priority. They would all be called back. However, they said it would be about 16 to 18 days before it was fixed. That's a lot of gas. But the most important thing is that Lucas Gabriel is doing well. Thanx again.