We are working on the pictures. We have a few picutres from a recent CT scan showing the clip on the end of the artery, and the mysterious spot near it that is either an empty space where the vein used to be, or is a sign of bleeding. No word has come from Salt Lake City in the week since the MRI, so we are going on the assumption that no news is good news.

It will take a little longer to get the pictures ready and on line. It's turning out to be a bigger task than expected. We'll work toward having it done by the end of the week.

Kyle is getting about better now. People still say he looks like a drunk staggering down the sidewalk when he goes for a short walk. But he can do it on his own now, without a cane. He still sleeps 9 or 10 hours at night, but doesn't feel any need for afternoon naps anymore.

He's still waiting for the new glasses to get in. These should help him see the big "E" on the eye chart. His vision still improves a little every day, and he can now read his email at times without a magnifying glass, as long as the high contrast accessability options are on.

His immune system seems to be in good shape now. Jessica came down with something last week that had her staying home from work for 4 days. But no one else caught it.

Kyle will go back to see the surgeon in September. Then he will have to have another angiogram done sometime after that. Depending on how that comes out, he may have to have some radiation treatment at a later date, to burn out the last of the section of vein that is getting arterial blood.

Kyle's head is still sore, and feels like he has a cracked skull. Actually, it is a saw-cut skull. The feeling is slowly starting to return to his scalp where it was separated from the nerves, but it is mostly pain that is coming alive right now. Anything that ruffles his hair, like a breeze, causes pain. It is slowly getting better.

Some of the veins in the back of the left hand are necrotic, which seems to mean they are dead. They are like a hard, unbendable plastic tube, and are sore or cause sharp pain in spots. All the medical people say this is normal after having caustic fluids injected, or if the vein has become infected. There may be some softening over time. But that hand won't be good for IV's anymore.

The veins in the other hand have learned a lesson, and shrink and disappear any time a needle comes into the same room. Drawing blood usually takes several tries, now.

Progress is steady, but slow. More news and pictures will be posted sometime later. Check the date at the bottom right side of the page to see if there has been a recent update.