Sunday AM Update

Steve's condition remains stable this morning. His blood pressure is now in the 120/60 range. The nurses occasionally replenish him with potassium and other needed nutrients, as he frequently loses these.

The big news this morning is that his white blood cell count went up! It is now at 1.9--a significant rise from yesterday. After the blood transfusion, there was also a nice rise in his hemoglobin (at 11.7) and platelet count (50+).

The primary physician now expects to release Steve from the ICU today or tomorrow.

Steve still suffers from acute pain at the G-tube site and the chest-tube site. Please pray for healing in those areas.