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To: Sully- who wrote (7761)	2/13/2005 10:56:03 PM
From: Sully-	Respond to of 35834

Prayers Needed! Pancreas Found! Captain Ed We got great news -- the transplant team has found a good pancreas for the First Mate. This pancreas has a five-antigen match for Marcia (six would be an identical-twin match, and two is usually good enough for transplant). The procurement team in South Carolina says the pancreas looks "absolutely normal", according to the transplant team here, and we were first on the list. Please add Marcia to your prayers, and include the family of the donor and his/her generous soul as well. I will be hospiblogging for the next several days if this all works out well, and I promise regular updates. Posted by Captain Ed captainsquartersblog.com Gods speed Captain!

To: Sully- who wrote (7761)	2/15/2005 1:17:23 AM
From: Sully-	Respond to of 35834

Hospiblogging, Part 4: All Systems Go Captain Ed Just wanted to update everyone -- the First Mate is out of surgery and in recovery now, and the transplant looks like a big success. The surgery lasted a little over four hours and the doctors are quite pleased with the results. It will take until tomorrow to be sure that the pancreas is working, but they expect full function. I'll post more after I see her, and again, I appreciate all of your messages of support and hope. My friends David and Margaret spent the tough couple of hours keeping my spirits up and buying me lunch, and all of that really gets me through a long, long day. More later! Posted by Captain Ed

To: Sully- who wrote (7761)	2/4/2006 7:47:08 PM
From: Sully-	Respond to of 35834

Our thoughts & prayers are with your first mate Captain Ed (Morrissey) Happy Birthday, Of Sorts By Captain Ed on Family Captain's Quarters Today is the First Mate's birthday, and unfortunately, we'll be spending the morning celebrating at the Fairview University transplant clinic. She's still not improving, but we're trying one more round of IV treatments before the doctors give up entirely on the transplanted kidney. We also found out that her anemia flared up again, and now she needs two units of blood to get her oxygenation back to normal levels. Fun way to spend a birthday, huh? I'm blogging from the clinic while she gets her IV and keeping her company. The nurses always ask me whether I'm working when I pull out the computer, which gets a laugh from the First Mate and a tortured explanation from me. "Yes ... well, no, it's more fun than work ... but sort of, I guess ..." On a happier note, I plan on taking the FM out to a big steak dinner later tonight -- have to fight that anemia, and what better way than filet Mignon at Axel's? After that, we may take in a movie if there's anything out worth paying money to watch. Tomorrow we'll go to Khoury's for their excellent and elegant brunch, with the rest of the family joining us. She may not be chipper enough to join in the Super Bowl festivities later on, but knowing how she feels about football (except for Notre Dame football, natch!), it won't put a dent in her day to miss it. A big happy birthday to Mitch's son Zam, who turns 13 today. Now Mitch has two teenagers at home, God help him. captainsquartersblog.com