Patient Update

Dad and Jared seem to be doing well. They are anxiously awaiting their release from the hospital. We are hoping that Jared may be going home later today. It looks like Dad may be released tomorrow.

At this time, we are primarily concerned with Guelito (my dad's father) and Sylvia (my cousin), who are also in local hospitals. Guelito spent the night at LDS hospital. From what I have been told he has been asking for a diet coke - that is a good sign right? We hope he will be feeling better and be able to get out of the hospital soon. My aunts and uncles have been taking good care of Guelito in the hospital. Sylvia is at another hospital. We hope that she will start healing and feeling better soon.

More updates and some better pictures will be posted later today. We want to thank everyone for checking the blog and for all of the calls, text messages, emails, and well wishes. We have been blessed in so many different ways. Love you all!

On the mend

I spent all day at the hospital with Dad and Jared today. Dad is doing really well. He is up walking around. His kidney function tests continue to look great. He is in good spirits. He loves Mexican music and spent the morning listening to it on his iPod. Today he learned how to get in and out of bed without putting much strain on his incision. He also has this new trick for putting his socks on and taking them off. He has been a great patient!

Jared had a tough day yesterday. He was in better spirits today. His kids sent Froggy and Jeffrey to spend the day with their dad. Froggy is Lexi's stuffed frog. Jeffrey is JJ's stuffed monkey. The kids sleep with these stuffed animals. They love them almost as much as their parents. Jared and Dusty love Froggy and Jeffrey too, they have hosted birthday parties at their house for them.

Thanks for all of the visits. We had some fun visiting with family members and friends who have dropped by to say hello.

Patient Update

Hi Everyone, I am sitting here with my Dad in the hospital. He is feeling better and anxiously waiting for the Yankees game to start. He is in good spirits and had some visitors today. His doctor said that he should be going home on Monday. I have told my Mom to rest up.

Good news, the kidney seems to be working well. Dad's kidney function continues to improve. The doctors think he should be in the "normal" range by the third or fourth day. He has started the anti-rejection drug and has started wanting to wear red*. (Jared cheers for the U of U.)

The Doctor has said that Jared should be going home on Friday. Jared is doing well. He is still in a lot of pain but he is hanging in there. He has been able to talk to his kids. I think being able to talk to the kids has helped. The kids have been worried about their dad. Jared is a really good dad and his kids love, love, love him.

My Mom is having a good time at the hospital. We have tried to have someone up here with her all of the time. Dusty has also been taking good care of both Jared and my Dad.

I will continue to post more updates. Thanks again for the phone calls and visits. We really appreciate all of the love and concern.

* Just kidding about the wanting to wear red comment. I don't think Dad would wear red if it was the last thing on earth. Go TCU! Did I just say that? I meant Go BYU!

"Cute Kidney"

We just received news that Dad and Jared are out of surgery. The doctor just came down and told us that the kidney pinked right up and "looked really cute". They will be in surgery recovery for the next 1.5 hours and then should be moved up to their rooms. I will post pictures and a better update later tonight.

We would like to thank everyone for your support. We have been blessed and uplifted by the phone calls, emails, text messages, visits, and prayers.

Transplant Update

Hi Everyone,

Just a quick update on the kidney transplant. Everything is going well. We just received an update that they have removed the kidney from Jared. He should be finished up in the next half hour or so. My dad will be in surgery for at least another two or three hours. I will update the blog again once my dad is out of surgery.

A big thanks to my cousin Pere, who has been here with us. He was providing surgery updates from inside the surgery room.