Care for Colin: Don't it make you smile? (PJ reference)

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:

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Don't it make you smile? (PJ reference)

Today was an interesting day. We started off the day back in isolation and have now come back out of isolation! Yeah! Still in ICU, but Colin is make good progress today. He is working with an occupational therapist though for his arm (IV issue during surgery). They want to be sure no nerve damage was made during surgery as his iv in the hand went rouge. He has been able to work with the doctors again to get to sit up. This is very crucial for the lungs so it is a great stride in recovery as well. I just got off the phone with Kelly and I could feel her smiling through the phone as she gave me this update! So I send a smile out to all of you as well as we continue to pray for complete healing. We also say a little prayer for the doctors to figure this out so that we can make sure this infection is completely under control and will not be a factor in his recovery.