UPDATE JULY 24 9:51am

Jeff is out of surgery. He went in this morning at 7:15am for preparation. The actual surgery took approximately 35 minutes and he is currently in recovery. Tina was hopeful that, with the port in place, Jeff could start receiving chemotherapy through the port. She was told, by the neurosurgeon, that he wanted to wait 3-4 days before using the port for chemotherapy. Probably, Jeff will receive his chemotherapy through his spine today and a blood transfusion (blood count dropped). Other than a big bump on his head and the obvious port sticking out, he shouldn't have any side effects from this procedure.

Yesterday had its ups and downs. Jeff's speech has been slightly slurred and his legs are a little wobbly and this is becoming an nuisance to him. Couple this with today's procedure and Jeff was a little scared. I am speculating right now, but based on the conversation I had with Tina, the worst case scenario is that Jeff has to have a little physical therapy to work out the kinks. It can't be that bad considering Jeff beat Lacy and Tina at two hands of rummy yesterday an they weren't close games.

The up side is that Drew and Megan were able to spend some time with Jeff during the afternoon. Additionally, Jeff jumped out of bed around 4:30pm and decided that he wanted to walk. His usual routine is to walk in the morning, but he decided to throw an additional walk into his afternoon. He walked behind his wheelchair for some time and then attempted and succeeded to walk unassisted.

Tomorrow things will be re-evaluated and if Jeff has anything to do with it, he will get to spend the weekend home with his family. Fingers crossed!