Thanks everyone The prayers are definitely working!! This is amazing news!! Happy New Year ! Phyllis is awake and fully communicative! What a glorious day. She is, in the words of Louis, "remarkably better." She is limited in her ability to speak because of the tracheotomy, but she's trying. She understands fully the entire conversation she's having with her son. The staff at the hospital (address below) tell Louis she'll be moving to a rehab center soon. She can now receive cards and other greetings (no email). Because hospital will allow her only a couple of visitors per day Louie would like you to call him to arrange a visiting time so that no one shows up at hospital only to be turned away. I will advise further when this voluntary arrangement can be relaxed. Hallelujah....I didn't expect to be seeing this day. I felt good enough about it that when Louie said she couldn't speak because of the tracheotomy tubes I suggested maybe we should never take them out. Bless you for all your prayers, thoughts, concerns, well wishes. Our friend is on her way back. Meanwhile, Chrissy Scarpino was very thoughtful in sending a total description of the tracheotomy process and its implications. For those who'd like to see a very complete, thoughtful survey of the entire thing check the attachment below. Hospital: Mass. Memorial, 365 Plantation St, Worcester, MA Louie phone number for arranging visit times: 508/450-3107 Unless there is a reason to do so my reports to you will now be sent only when there's something remarkable to report. Alan **************New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making headlines. (http://www.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000026) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================