Tour Day

I completed my tour of the ICU - ECMO unit. Very interesting and educational time. I was able to see the ECMO pump and watch how it operates (boy that is a big tube they pump the blood through, almost as big around as my thumb). The ECMO Specialists recommended the following website to read up on the process in order to have a better understanding of how the pump works http://www.med.umich.edu/ecmo/patient/guides.htm.

A personal thanks goes to Sabra and Tamikia for taking time out of their busy day to show us around. It made both Becky and I feel quite comfortable with the difficult road ahead of us. There were so many people we met (sorry I have too many names running together with everything else to get them all correct at this time), and each and everyone of them greeted us with the same great kindness making us feel safe with the care they will provide. One conclusion that I did draw from our discussions is that no matter what occurs we truly have the best team arranged to handle everything. This makes our previous decision not to go to San Francisco (and have the surgical procedure performed there) the right one.

Big day tomorrow, it's "Picture Day" for JJ. I hope he does ok. According to Becky he is running out of room in there and so this should help him stay still during the MRI. I will post pictures as soon as I have them.

I have received some more requests to help us out. Becky and I are working on something that everyone possibly could do that will only cost them a little of their time. Should know more on this tomorrow to make a formal announcement.

I would like to dispel the rumor that Becky went into labor early. However I would like to complement the ICU team for a very good job in prepping the unit for us even though we did not need it. It's safe to say you past the test! Not sure what caused this to occur over the weekend, but by the response we heard it made both of us amazed at how fast everyone was prepared for everything. I promise no more false alarms, though getting a phone call asking if your in labor when you answer the phone is quite funny. I know Becky likes her cellphone but if she takes it into delivery, I'm cutting her and her BFF off for good (for those of you who do not speak text that means best friend forever).

On the Hockey front, it was a disappointing weekend all around as all my games were canceled because of a scheduling problem with the officials. Everything is fixed and back on track. We hit the ice Saturday 10/27 @ 7:30pm Komets vs. Patriots. I have also been asked to help out with another team (formerly known as the Leftovers) at 8:45pm. Should make for a busy night and some great exercise. Our Heineken Cup game in Grapevine is now scheduled for Friday 11/2 at 9:00pm. Looking forward to that one, as I will use it as an experimental game to try new positions and playing styles (time to see if I can turn into a goal scorer).