D plus 2

That cloudy stuff on the left is the tumor.

Courtney is out of the ICU and in a regular room. Vitals are stable. Her eye is doing much better, but she's not using it much because her eyes are extremely sensitive to light right now. Her arms are feeling much improved, but the numbness in her right fingers hasn't changed. The neck MRI didn't show anything unusual, so we're hoping it goes away with time. She stood up this morning with help from physical therapist, and by the end of the day has started walking back and forth to the bathroom, with the aid of a walker, and that much exertion pretty much wipes her out. She has started eating, but because of the muscles that were cut, can't really use her jaw at all, so it's been soup and yogurt.

I was playing guitar for her this evening, just trying to sooth her a little. (I can't read to her because we sit in the dark 24hrs/day.) I was playing some of her favorite songs and she actually tried to sing along a bit. I looks like she's still Courtney! For those who don't know, Courtney can't hear a song she loves and not sing along, so I developed a trick many years ago. Whenever I want to hear her sing, I'll just start playing one of her favorite songs and, no matter what she's doing, she'll start singing.