Kiera’s high school graduation ceremony was wonderful! She graduated with an Advanced Regents Diploma with Honors, was recognized for being a member of the National Honor Society, and was ranked 5th in her class out of around 440 students. We are very proud of her and in celebration took her and her friend Erika and Mom to enjoy a lovely Asian luncheon at the Golden Port in downtown Rochester. Yum, yum, it was simply delicious!

Johanna just got off work and called from the hospital a little while ago with an update on Pop. A gastroenterologist was consulted on Pop’s bloated abdomen and determined that with problem lies with gas build-up in his intestinal tract. The two options for treatment are a drug based treatment, or a colonoscopy. The doctors would prefer to use drugs, but because of his general instability and low blood pressure have decided that a colonoscopy is the route they will take. The procedure is scheduled to be performed around 4:30 PM today and carries about the same amount of risk as the tracheotomy they performed under less than ideal conditions. The main risks of the colonoscopy are the possibility that the procedure could cause a perforation in his intestine, and that fact that they have to roll him on his side to perform it and this typically causes him to destabilize as far as his heat rate, blood pressure, and blood oxygen saturation levels go. We are all heading over to the hospital to be there for the procedure and are keeping our fingers (and toes) crossed.