Day 140 -- Great News

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Monday 17 August -- Letter from Aubrey

Dear Bill,

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A wonderful thing happened last week. Daniel went in for his long awaited visit and hopefully, final check up with his trauma team. Since he had so many CT scans throughout his hospital stays, they decided against exposing him to more radiation. Upon close examination and review of all of his vitals, they all concurred that Daniel showed no signs of infection or abscess in his liver, and should be released on a "to be seen, as needed" basis.

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Having been by his side throughout 4 1/2 months of moment-to-moment critical procedures, setbacks, and "Let's wait and see" prognoses, they all stood and gave him a standing ovation.

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He now only has (2) more surgeries...the removal of the hardware in his arm, and the hernia repair; neither of which is critical.

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On Saturday, we celebrated with Geoff and Kelsey, their wedding. It was a beautiful day, ceremony, and reception. We are so happy for them.

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In less than 2 weeks, Daniel and Christine will be married, and all of our lives will change yet again. Change is said to be "good". We feel so very blessed to have our boys healthy, safe, and happy, and are going to collapse after all of this excitement has passed. As well, I think Alex and Stephen will welcome a little more attention directed their way. They have been so supportive throughout this whole ordeal.

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Please convey to everyone how grateful we are for their enduring support. Through your blog site, we have all been able to witness, experience, and participate in this miracle. It has been a God send for all of us.

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Love,

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Aub

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Editor's Note: When Aubrey called us (just after Daniel returned from his check up with the trauma team) and described their standing ovation for Daniel, Aubrey's voice choked with emotion. This has truly been an immense ordeal for Daniel and his entire family -- and an even more immense miracle that he has recovered so well and is able to move on with his life and marriage plans.

Geoffrey's wedding last Saturday evening was a delightful and festive gathering of two families on a beautiful summer evening -- with great food, awesome dancing and an overall wonderful event . Thank you to Kelsey's parents (if you happen to read this blog) for creating such a perfect and memorable occasion. We all feel fortunate to be a part of your extended family.