"More good news. Larry had all the tubes removed last week and will be able to leave the ICU in the near future. I'll keep you updated when I get more information. This is good news because it means Larry is able to breath on his own."

-  Jim       

"I had a nice long talk with Larry's wife Susan tonight. She updated me on Larry's condition and progress. Just so you know, it all started with an infection Larry developed after a surgery in April. Larry had to be hospitalized to get the infection under control. He was then put in rehab but his condition worsened. On one of her daily visits Susan noticed that Larry was very pale, cold and clammy. They checked Larry's blood pressure and it was 80 over 50 - not good. Sue said if they hadn't gotten Larry back to the hospital, he might have died. The good news is that Larry is doing better after they removed a liter of fluid from around his heart and another two liters from around his lungs. In fact, he tried to pull all the tubes out because he wanted to get out and go home. Sue says he's a real fighter. He does have a long road to travel before he can come home. He's not out of the woods and can't completely breath on his own. He may need a tracheotomy to help the breathing.
  
I told Sue to let Larry know we're all pulling for him. She says he's completely alert and knows what's going on. He can't talk because of the tubes.
  
I'll let you know when I get more information."

-- Jim Hanson         

"I talked to Larry's Mom this afternoon.  Larry's heart did stop and they had a hard time shocking him back.  He is on life support.  Today they took it off twice for 2 hours and he made it through each time and tomorrow they will try it again.  He can not talk but can sqeeze a hand to answer a question, so you can see he is not very well.  Send out to our classmates that we all need to keep Larry in our thoughts and prayers."

                                                                                                       -- Ollie