Joanie is in good spirits and is doing as well as can be expected. She really likes her nurse and we are glad to hear she will be back again tomorrow on another 12 hour shift. The ENT doc wants to wait about a week before thinking about surgery because of the swelling. The ortho PA says that the break in the left arm is in the humerous and will not require surgery. They have ordered some kind of a brace that will hold it still so she'll have less pain when moving. The left side is the most painful but she hurts all over! The blood in her brain seems to be shifting a little, perhaps because she's lying on her back all the time. Consequently she has a terrific headache. Her face is swollen and black & blue but typical Joanie, she feels badly when she calls out in pain. We feel that she is being very well treated her in Memorial Med Ctr in Modesto.

We are waiting to see the neuro surgeon but he's in surgery right now. They expect him to order an MRI and they also want to do an MRI of the lumbar region to see if the compressions they see are new or old. They'd like to do both at the same time since the movement is so painful.

Troy landed in SF at 4:00 after flying down on Virgin America. They offered him an upgrade to First Class for an additional $20. It was probably a mistake because he loved it!! His Aunt Cathy, who lives and works in SF, picked him up at the airport and is bringing him over. Joanie is excited to see Troy. He did tell her that she didn't need to go to such lengths to get him to come down from Seattle. He will be able to stay in Calif. till Monday evening. I'm not sure how he'll manage without his girlfriend and her new puppy. We can't match that.