Specialis Procer Lodge - Update on Dan

Chris, Kurt, Mat and Aaron

I am still hacking but it was a really good day today. For one thing the house was cleaned last night while I was a Lodge (Arcadia) and Miles has not messed it up yet. I was able to finish reading Hadrian's Wall and started another book. I think I will enjoy it. It is ont that will make me think.

I had lunch with Kevin. We ate at Panera's and it was nice to eat with him. He was going to be in Ames today and called and asked if I wanted to have lunch. I did and so we did. I enjoyed myself tremendously.

I have been keeping up with several blogs and they all are writing about the same thing. I am getting tired of reading them. I need to find some Pollyanna Blogs - or at least something lighthearted.

Tonight we had Specialis Procer Lodge in Des Moines and initiated a new Brother. He is in the middle in the picture above. The Master (Kurt) is wearing the hat and two of his other friends who work with him helped out with the degree. The four of them are really nice guys and i am glad to call them Brother. 8 of us went to Chucks for dinner. I had prime rib and we had a great Jazz group playing while we ate. Great singer. I got home about 11:00. I apologize for the quality of the picture I did not take my camera in and had to use my palm pre.

Here is an up date on Dan from his sister.

Dan’s been sitting in an easy chair in his room at IMMC for the past 45 minutes, and I’m sitting right across from him. He looks more like himself every day. He’s walked twice, today, with the help of a walker and a couple of staff folks – once 20 ft. and tonight 60 ft. He’s eating just about anything and enjoying his favorite peach flavored green tea. He’s reading his cards, talking with visitors, and telling stories. Pretty good for a guy who died 9 days ago and was unconscious, for the most part, until day before yesterday. So many people to thank – starting with Charlie Negrete and Chris Curtis, Fred Brewton and the folks at Waveland Café, Fire Medics Mike and Marc and their co-workers, the physicians and other skilled folks here at IMMC, all the officers who stood guard, friends, family, acquaintances and strangers who prayed, and on and on.

We’re not sure yet when the defibrillator will be implanted or when he’ll get to go home. More tomorrow.

Kurt left the restaurant to go down to see him. I think it is an incredible story of what modern medicine is capable of doing. I am so grateful that his grandkids are going to grow up knowing their grandfather.

Thanks for stopping by. Hugs, j