Hospital Stay

Hi all,

More good news to share today. Laurie has made remarkable strides in recovering relatively quickly from her major surgery. After a few days in great pain and mainly only wanting to groan and sleep, she woke up like a wilted flower that finally got watered today--full of renewed energy. She's up and walking and eating for the first time and it looks like she'll actually be discharged tomorrow morning!

Dr. Watkins, her surgeon, told us that a CT scan from yesterday confirmed that it seems the operation went well. There will be more information that we will get in the next several weeks and six months (upcoming CT scans) that will let us truly know the impact of this week's events, but we are excited to have taken this step.

There are more hurdles to come (including 6 more months of chemo beginning in about another month), but this procedure at the very least effectively keeps Laurie in the race. And after 25 marathons and with a fighting and enjoying life spirit, that's lots to feel positive and hopeful about in this moment.

As always, thanks for your great support and love, so take a breath and then keep it coming!
with love,
Neal

Surgery in a few days

I am having nano knife surgery at stony brook university hospital this coming Wednesday. I will be in the hospital between 5 and 10 days. As I am not able to get the whipple surgery, this appears to be a hopeful alternative. Following my surgery I will need at least six months of chemotherapy. Again, thanks so much for all of your love and support.
Love, Laurie