ICU Day 2

Dave's flap is doing well. He is in a lot of pain, but they are trying to manage it. The knot on his head was probably the result of him thrashing when waking up. He karate chops in the air when he is coming out of anethesia. My mom and dad are flying in today at 2.

Please not again....

I am staying with dave tonight in the ICU, I think he is scared about being neglected again up here. The pain is unbearable for him right now.
He came back with a huge knot on his head, we think they might have thrown him around in the OR. Frustration and anxiety is setting in again for us both. I think it will be a long night....

We are in the sicu dave is doing great, surgery went well.

Waiting in the hall for dave to be wheeled in to the SICU

Barksdale Freedom Riders

The Barksdale Freedom Riders are holding a poker run for us! I just found this after googling Dave!

Surgery Update

As I previously posted, yesterday afternoon we found out David's surgery was moved to today. I stayed with him last night to make sure I was there when they took him this morning. He went at about 6:30am, I just got a call from the OR, he is doing well, they are about 2.5 hours into the surgery. He got another epidural put in before they got started, so it took a little while longer. I should get another update around 1pm.

Here are some Miller pictures, he found a new friend in the armadillo that lives around my parents house.

Saturday

Here are a few pictures from yesterday:







David's Uncle George came to visit us yesterday! We went out on an expedition to find David an iphone, and a few short hours later Dave is the proud owner of the new iphone! Then Uncle George and I went out to eat and picked David up a steak that he thoroughly enjoyed. Today I am bit under the weather, I think it may have been too much of the good food we ate last night......David's flap surgery was moved up to tomorrow, so I need to start feeling better!

Articles on David's Ceremony

NWLA News

Air Force Magazine

Barksdale News

Shreveport Times

Ceremony

David received a Bronze Star, Purple Heart, and Air Force Combat Action Medal. General Schwartz, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force presented them to David along with the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force.

Before the Purple Heart Ceremony....

We met Jack Nicholson! He was quiet but nice, he asked David some questions and signed a few DVDs for us!