June Surgery At Mayo

Mary was discharged from Mayo Saturday 5/23 following her week of medical tests. Her surgery has been delayed until June 4th or 5th. She will hang out in Baton Rouge in between hospital stays and spend time with her family. She will fly back to Rochester, MN for her surgery next week at the Mayo. Not sure the address yet - will keep the blog updated when she has an address/room number for the next surgery.

-LM

Take Steps! CCFA Charity Walk!

Mary and I will be doing a charity walk for the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation this summer in Seattle. The walk will be at Magnuson Park on July 18, 2009 at 4:00 pm.

We would love if you joined our team (Sounders IBD) or showed your support by making a donation. I know money is tight but this is a truly amazing organization.

Take Steps Page:
http://online.ccfa.org/site/TR/Walk/Chapter-Northwest?pg=entry&fr_id=1266

Donate or Join our Team (Sounders IBD): http://online.ccfa.org/site/TR/Walk/Chapter-Northwest/876963180?pg=team&fr_id=1266&team_id=32971

More Mayo Please

After three admits to the ER in Seattle Mary has decided to voyage back to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. She will be traveling there on Thursday May 14 with her Dad to seek the opinion of their expert staff. She is home in Seattle now resting before her trip on Thursday. Mary was discharged from the ER in Seattle this afternoon and is in good spirits. Her Dad will be flying up to Seattle tomorrow night so they can make the trip to Minnesota together. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers this week.

Thanks,

-Logan

Seattle Surgery / Seattle Photos

Mary had a few minor surgeries in Seattle this month. She had some unexpected abscesses in her lower abdomen that needed to be drained. We are currently at Northwest Hospital where she has been treated very well by the staff here. The Surgery was relatively minor and we hope to see progress over the next few days.

Up until last week Mary has been feeling better and better each day. Her energy level has been good and we have been getting out and doing a lot of things around Seattle like going for short hikes and walks around Greenlake, bike rides, going to the Seattle Sounders FC games, volunteering, riding the motorcycle, critical mass, kite flying, exploring the peninsula, planting flowers and much more.


You can check out some of our photos at our flickr sites:
Mary’s: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kiteflier/
http://picasaweb.google.com/marygaston/LetSGoFlyAKite

Logan’s: http://www.flickr.com/photos/linconllogg/


Thanks for all the calls, cards, emails and thoughts of encouragement.


-LM