Care for Colin: Afternoon Update

About this Blog - About Colin

This blog was built to update everyone with Colin's medical progress and to have a place where people can share information. When I first started the blog, the donations were thought to be for all of the medical expenses. Then Colin had an extended hospital stay (a lot of which was ICU and surgery). Now, with this tremendous loss, the funds donated are to help Kelly maintain the everyday family expenses/bills. Any additional funds will be directed to the children's funds through the donation function on this page. We will continue to maintain this page as different events are scheduled. Please continue to check back. I just wanted to let everyone know how very grateful the family is and how the prayers and support help so much during these very dark days. A little information about Colin. He is a father. He is a husband. He is a brother. He is a musician. He is a friend to many in the New Orleans area and beyond. He works in the service industry. Through his many years as a bartender/manager, he has touched so many lives by just being Colin. He loves his family and he loves his city! Pre-Katrina, he ran Nick’s Bar and was in a local band. Although Nick’s bar and the band did not survive Katrina, he believed in New Orleans and was one of the first residents back in the city. He helped many people transition back to the city that he loves and calls home. He has always been a friend to everyone. If you needed anything, he would be there for you. If you would like to contribute, please do so using the donation option on this blog. You can also post the blog link on your facebook account. Kelly's spirits have been lifted all of the posts and pictures. Blog and pictures below:

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Afternoon Update

Well I am glad that I waited than to give you the details in the previous update. Colin is doing much better now. The surgery was more invasive than they had originally hoped. In one of my previous posts I referred to the recovery period as 4-6 weeks. This is probably indicative of just how serious/extent this surgery was. The doctors are still baffled as to what the infection is and are still testing the pathologies. On a lighter note, Kelly did say that Colin asked the surgeons after hearing that they were still baffled if he (his case) was going to be in some medical journal. LOL. Great sign that there is humor in the room. He is still in the ICU, but stable. I will continue to update as I hear.