March 20, 6:00p update

Today's update is a lot like yesterday's. Linda continues to make progress each day and it seems like she's settling into somewhat of a routine. She had another fairly rigorous physical therapy session this morning. They helped her walk to the chair again and she was able to sit up for just under an hour again. She's continuing to respond to voice commands and can complete most of the exercises she's asked to do. These sessions really wear her out and her doctors compare the effort it takes her to do these in her weakened condition to the amount of effort it takes a healthy person to run a half marathon.

Linda's learning that the difference between a terrorist and a physical therapist is that you can reason with a terrorist. :-)

She's been resting this afternoon and is currently in the middle of a 3 1/2 hour dialysis treatment. Her white blood cell count has been a little elevated over the last week due to some side effects from some of her medication. They've been watching this closely and are pleased that it's begun to drop to a more normal level.

Many of you have asked about the possibility of visiting Linda. Unfortunately, during her stay in intensive care, the only visitors allowed are her immediate family members. She's still on life support and tires extremely easily so even her family members are trying to keep visits to a minimum. We understand and appreciate your desire to see Linda and we will update you as soon as that becomes a possibility.

Thank you again for your support and concern for Linda. We know that she is benefitting from your collective faith and prayers.

Until tomorrow...