Sept 2, Sunday

Joe has advanced to a few liquids by mouth including now diet 7up, ice tea, ice water, and today broth.  Liquids still exiting through the gastric tube but now a much as last week.  He hopes this one might come out tuesday.  Maybe...  Joe is still on the feeding tube 24 hours a day.  Kangaroo Joey as it is named follows joe where ever he goes.  It pulled out of his stomach last night during bandage change which caused great concern for all of us.  We called urgent care transplant saturday night at 9pm and heard it is ok until it is painful and food/meds are not flowing into small intestine.  so far so good.  Here is Joe putting on the "feed bag".