Good morning. Bill had a good night's sleep last night, ate a protein-filled breakfast and is now fast asleep on the couch! He is getting better each day but continues to need the oxygen. His big disappointment of yesterday was that Diet Coke (as many of you know, it's his standard beverage) just doesn't seem to settle well. His big triumph was being able to take a shower while not tethered to the oxygen. Last evening he actually meandered around the house and out onto the front porch for awhile - to the extent that his oxygen tether would permit it. We both took several long naps yesterday. We think our bodies are just trying to catch up after what we've put them through in the past two weeks.

Sam and Kristin came and put away groceries for us last evening as we are changing our eating habits with the "low salt/high protein" edict. Kristin brought along several low-salt cookbooks that have lots of ideas - expecially for seasoning mixes, etc.

Today will be a slow one as we both continue to recuperate. Tomorrow, Mike Ryherd will stay with Bill as Marcia has appointments with both the surgeon and oncologist. We are thinking positive thoughts about the final pathology report!

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