October 28 update

Wayne has been moved out of ICU. He is recovering from the surgery itself with no pain and no complications. Last night he slept soundly all night long, which he has not done before. Kennedy stayed with him through the night last night, just to give him a sense of assurance. We will be able to take turns spending the nights with him now that he is out of ICU.

It seems to me that the symptoms that his brain mass have been causing have not been relieved and that more symptoms are occurring. He is still very dizzy and disoriented physically. The mass is in a part of the brain that helps the body locate itself in space, so he has no sense of balance. He has tunnel vision-- he has lost all peripheral vision in both eyes. His left leg and left hand are weaker every day and he seems to have little awareness of them. For example, his left leg will fall off the bed and hang there and he is not aware of it. Or he tries to raise his left hand to his face and can't quite get it that far, or if he can, he doesn't have control of it... he might be trying to scratch his nose, but instead he hits himself in the eye.

Stinson arrived home late yesterday afternoon. The last time Stinson saw Wayne, everything was normal, so there had been dramatic change physically and it hit Stinson pretty hard. It was an emotional time for the two of them. Stinson will be in town until Sunday and will be spending all the time with Wayne that he can. Just knowing Stinson was coming gave Wayne new energy yesterday.