live from the hospital.

You probably want to hear more than about Mike blowing kisses at me. (But it is the dearest thing when he does it so it is hard not to talk about it.) It was also precious because I happened to be standing by Mike's bed when I called his mom to update her (because she doesn't have a computer to read news on the blog.) I put my phone on speaker and told her to talk to him. When he heard his mom's voice a big tear ran down his cheek... then another. On the medical side, Mike had the packing removed early this morning. It went well and the resident doctor looked at his throat with a scope and saw that there is no evidence of bleeding. This is good news! The plan is to keep Mike lightly sedated today, and tomorrow they plan to remove the breathing tube and the sedatives. They feel that keeping Mike totally still will allow the delicate surgery area to heal to prevent further bleeding. His nurse today said that all of Mike's vitals continue to look good, his lungs seem clear and the blood loss did not affect him.