****WCGreen Update --Thursday March 27, 2014****And there's a picture!
From his wife:
Here is my darling man smiling for me. This was last night and he had breathed on his own for a good part of the day. The tube in his nose goes to his stomach and some meds are dispensed through it. The blue tube and white bandage are his trach. The tube coming down on the right is probably one of the intervenous meds or method of feeding. Chris has the hardest time with tube-feeding. Today, they are operating to insert a tube to alleviate the gas in his belly. They are also inserting a feeding tube in his small intestine; it delivers nutrients in a much more efficient manner.
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But I am not there...
They have special leg things on him to keep his blood moving and he does get up from time to time.
I lost a lot of muscle and could not walk for a very long time plus the pain in my legs was bad. I had foot drop and was lucky it did not cause perm. damage. I was only in ICU for about 6 weeks. I wasn't getting up at all though and that could be a big difference.
Had the whole trache thing and breathing machine and all that. Just went to bed one night feeling like a storm was coming in coz my body was aching. Woke up 6 weeks later.
My legs are still not normal and I think it's been about 7 years ago now. But am very glad to be around. lol
Am very glad to see that he is continuing to improve.
Thanks for this update, Peg.
I am very heartened to see it!
Thanks again, Peggy.
((Chris)) 
Can't wait for him to join in the fun here at DU again.
Hugs to Chris, the family and friends 
Tikki
Hang in there, WCGreen!
He looks great for all he's been through... Wishing him a speedy recovery!
He's a good DUer!
to finding your way out of the woods. Both of your are some of the best of us on DU. I know he isn't all of the way out yet, but I'm so glad that WCGreen is making progress.
The community of DU cares, CP, I know I do. Give him a hug for me and tell him that we are all thinking of him, and wishing for him to get better so he can include his acerbic wit in the forum .
I don't know when that will be, though; hopefully sometime this year.
He's a great hugger!
Thank you for your very kind words, sweet girl...They mean a lot.
accomplish more than violence and planting bullets.
posting with us .
Good to see progress.
and prayers for Chris. I'm sorry, I missed the message where he was sick, but glad to see he is in good spirits and doing better.
And then click on the tab on the left-hand corner, which is my Journal tab, and then go back to Page 3 of my journal, you will be able to read all the posts I've done about WCGreen and his surgery.
He had bad lung disease, and needed a double lung transplant, which he got this year on Jan. 2nd.
His wife has been posting updates on Facebook, and I've been bringing them here so all his DU friends would know what's happening.
