Think Good Thoughts, Please

I need everyone to send good thoughts toward Florida over the next couple of days - or possibly longer...

My husband's best friend is a guy named Marc. They've been friends since the beginning of time. Well, Marc called us this morning to tell us his sister's husband is in the hospital. Chris has had a stroke. He's 39 years old.

Turns out it was because of a defect in his brain that he's probably had since birth. His brain has swelled so badly (according to Marc) that the doctors have actually removed part of his skull. He's been in a medically induced coma for several days and his doctors do not know how much of a recovery he will make, or if he will even recover at all. It's day to day now.

His wife's a mess (understandably), and they have three boys - 11, 8, and a little over a year old.

So, if everyone could just send a happy vibe toward Florida... and keep Chris in your prayers, 'kay? He's really a nice guy and this just absolutely sucks for all of us right now...

Thanks everyone! The worst part is being up here, there's really nothing either one of us can do...

I knew I could count on ya'll... you're the bestest of the best.

**UPDATE**

Chris has been upgraded to stable. He's responding to commands and the swelling in his brain has gone down.

The doctors are optimistic that he's going to pull through, but since the defect was near the vision/speech centers, there's a good chance he's lost his peripheral vision and his night vision, and that he'll be declared legally blind.

However, he is still in a coma - every time they've tried to bring him out, his blood pressure shoots up. They're going to try again today, so keep your fingers crossed.


Thanks, everyone - for all the good wishes and good vibes - It seems to have worked and for that, Marc says thank you to everyone here. And I'm giving you all a huge