Hi, Marcia here with an update on Gary. After a not so good day yesterday, he slept better last night and feels pretty good today. He is getting used to being hooked up to the TPN machine, which apparently makes Picard look like a pack of gum. Anne and he have successfully passed TPN training (provided by the Home Health Nurses) and are now allowed to play with the machine by themselves.
The very best news is that he ate small amounts of applesauce, cottage cheese, peaches, and ice cream today. Some of those foods fall into the category of “mechanical soft” which, until today, was a category that I never knew existed. He is now craving chicken noodle soup.