Bob's made steady progress since Tuesday in regaining his voice. Unfortunately very frequent coughing has kept him from having visitors and talking on the phone. Apparently the cough is part of the healing process and will pass.
By Wednesday evening he was finally free of his last "connections" other than a portable heart monitor, and the nursing staff cheered as he walked out of his room, clad in his own pajamas and robe - no pole, no tubes, no hospital johnny. He looked mahhhhvelous.
Today was his ninth day at Stanford, and we're hoping tomorrow will be his last. We've had all wonderful reports since the surgery, and the best was last: There's no sign of any cancer now. There will be a lot more healing to follow and home will be the best place to do that. So if you hear a very loud hurrah coming from Palo Alto on Friday, it will be us driving back to San Carlos together. We can't wait!
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