Update Nov 29th

Stable with a normal temp is the report for today, but Jimm remains exhausted. It seems that the trach clogging episode on Monday was more severe than the family was lead to believe at first, and took quite a bit out of him. Jimm was turning blue and had to be intubated, with a scope entering into the process at some point.. then a heavily bleeding vein had to be cauterized.. and afterwards, air in his chest became an issue. As happens so often with our friend, it was not simple, and evidently put a good number of extra years on one particular respiratory therapist.

Second opinion update: The request for records has been made, but it will take about two weeks for them to be copied and delivered to Deborah. After that they have to be taken or faxed to Hopkins, and doctors will be assigned to analyze the case with levels of expertise to match Jimm's various medical needs. Only after that will he actually travel over there to be examined.
More on that as the process unfolds.
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Yesterday's Applebee's Dining for Jimm Day was rewarding for all those present who we saw.. lunch and dinner groups were launched to up the ante as much as possible, and if you were able to go, we thank you very much and hope you had a pleasant time and a good meal. The results of the event will of course appear here, and on the Funding site as soon as we get them.

-six months hospitalized