Care for Colin: Still in the hospital...

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:

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Still in the hospital...

I will have another update soon, but yesterday was "okay". Colin is still in a lot of pain, but they have been able to getting him sitting up and even standing (with a little walking). Of course he is still hooked up to everything so it is not as easy as it sounds. The sitting up, standing and walking is crucial to the recovery as this helps to not let pneumonia set in. He still has the chest tube in so lets hope he can have that removed soon. This is still a very important time in the recovery as they are watching carefully for more infections and treating the ones he came in with (still overall a mystery). Please continue to keep Colin in your prayers. If you want to send him a quick note, you can send the messages to his email or to: careforcolin@gmail.com. All of the messages will be forwarded to him. I know it would mean a lot to him right now if everyone would send a note of encouragement. Thank you in advance.