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Saturday, February 27, 2010

Hi All,

Sorry this took so long to get up this am, but visiting hours arent until 10 am. When we arrived Brent was sleeping. His nurse, Elvi, told us he had been sitting in his chair and walking at bedside for the past 3 HOURS!!! Holy cow!!! can you believe it....fact, not fiction folks. He has already gotten a full meal of soup broth, jello, and orange sherbert (his all time favorite ice cream), and water. He looks great!! No noticable swelling or redness. The Dr's and nurses say he is doing incredibly well and are really satisfied with the procedure and his attitude and recovery so far. When he is unhooked from the drips, which may be today, he will be able to go for a walk around ICU. Hard to believe a person can be walking etc so soon after such a major surgery isnt it...He is in really great spirts and is doing really well with all of his breathing exercises. I think the biggest issue he will have is overdoing it.

Thank you all again for all of your concern and love, we all really appreciate it more that words can express. So....keep checking in. Every 2 hours we can go see Brent. We try to stick to the regular hours as we feel they are set up very specifically for a reason, and we certainly dont want to interfer with that purpose. Talk to you all soon,,,,,,donna

Glad to hear that Brent's surgery and recovery is going well. I told everyone at "Happy Hour" at Margaret's that his surgery was successful and that he was in recovery. Hugs to you all and I'll keep checking in on the website.

Love ya,
Jeanne

Brent So happy that you are doing well Don't over-do it now!! Sara's kids are making pictures and fun stuff for you. Our friends and family are all wishing you all the best and praying for you, too. We all love you and know tha you will amaze the Drs with their progress!!! PS We have a LOT of snow Took the kids sledding down a BIG hill and they all watched me slide all the way down on my back!!! Gave all the neighborhood kids a good laugh!! Brandon was proud to say "That's MY Gramma." Love Aunt Nancy & David xoxoxo

next thing you know he'll be teaching the nurses the "long stroke"!
I'll stop by and visit a couple of times on Monday.
We're continuing to send our prayers his way.

Love, Action

Dear Brent,

I'm thrilled to hear everything is going so well. Congratulations, you are so strong. Keep it up and we will be in touch soon. Donna, thanks so much for the call, I was so happy to know the good news.

Love,
Sarah

Brent-
So glad to hear that your surgery went well and that you're feeling so good today. That is awesome news! Don't be trying to convince the nurses to let you sneak out for a little Half Moon Bay tsunami surf ski action now, you hear? Many thanks to Donna for the updates and can't wait to see you. Take care and we'll talk to you soon buddy.

Tom

So glad, he is ok and recovering so quick.. We all hope the best for him and the quickest recovery ever! see you Brent

Brent, Even though I haven't seen you in awhile I was sure you'd come through surgery with flying colors. I'm so thankful things went really smooth and you're already on the mend.

Donna,
I think you're doing a wonderful job with the blog.
It's like you're a real writer.

I love you both.
Aunt Betty

hey brent!
whewwww...... yipee!
life is good!
xoxocurtis

Hey Brent,

Sent a get well ecard to your dad's email since we didn't have yours, so make sure you see that. Also, a very little birthday something is on the way. Very cool that you get back home - a new man - on your birthday! You've done a really amazing job and we know you will continue to heal at an impressive rate!

Continued love and prayers,

Kathleen & Teague

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