The day after.

For Stefanie Monday night came and went with a lot of crying, sleeping, medications, lab work ups, sitting in a chair holding our son as her legs, feet and hips went numb along with tears of exhaustion. I think she won an award from the nurses. For me, it was a little bit of sleep in the on-site Ronald McDonald House sleep rooms on a sleep number bed that was set way too high.

Jack is in the painful stages of recovery in the PICU at Children's Mercy Hospital in KC, MO. He is able to sleep for 5-15 minutes at a time and then he wakes up in pain only to have Stefanie or I try to soothe him back to sleep. His helpless cry is extremely disheartening to anyone who hears it. It's sound demands your immediate attention as it tugs at you primal instinct to care and protect your young.

Anyway, today is a big day for Jack. He should be released from the PICU late today and the swelling should be at it's worst by day's end as well. Hopefully tomorrow will tone down the pain, reduce the swelling, continue/jump start the bowels and get us on the road to recovery.

When you look at the picture, think "I wonder what the other guy looks like!"

Cory & Stefanie