Support for Danielle & Mr. Richard

Here is the latest update from Richard-- Danielle continues to get better and grow stronger every day! It includes a link on the end for their upcoming benefit concert...it's going to be SO much fun!!! Buy your tickets today :)


Danielle used the walker for the first time yesterday--you may recall she asked if she would ever walk again and now we have the answer. She did pretty well, still has to work on the balance issue, and is easily distracted by someone talking or walking by.

Molly visited again yesterday, and sat for a long time in Danielle's lap. She is not really a lap/cuddly dog; she is a tough girl of action, but she seemed really content to just sit still and be quiet. She did have to go check out the flower bed situation but returned for another lap sit.

Today begins another 5 days of intense rehab, beginning with a real shower this morning. No radiation today; the techs are having computer training.

Wanted to share this development: friends have organized another benefit for Danielle, a family music day to take place on Sunday, June 9th here in Orlando at the Orlando Repertory Theater, with Lunch Money, Mr Harley, Jiggleman, and Mr Richard and the Pound Hounds performing. Hope you can make it; details in the link.

Thanks again for keeping Danielle in your thoughts and prayers for sending so much love and good feelings!

http://www.gofundme.com/heartofrockandrollbenefit

Thanks so much for your continued prayers and support. There have been many ups and downs since my last update, but things are now on the UP side! Here is a brief update from Richard about Danielle's progress:

I can't thank you enough for all the well-wishes being sent our way; my wife Danielle has taken a turn for the better since last week. Her ventilator, IV and artery lines have been removed, but she still has a catheter and her external drain from her brain. She personally removed her feeding tube from her nose, twice. She is speaking and singing and getting physical therapy every day. The plan is to install another internal shunt on Friday so that radiation treatments can resume asap.

Dear Friends of Danielle and Richard,

Please keep Danielle and Richard in your heart tonight, and send them all of your healing strength and prayers. I'm sorry to report that Danielle is very, very sick and in the ICU, with Richard holding her hand. Please send them all of your strength and love. Here is a recent update from Richard:

Danielle's neurosurgeon came by finally around 7pm. Danielle is very sick, I am sorry to say. The blood swelling around her brain is putting great pressure on her head. It can go either way now. They plan to take another cat scan early tomorrow and the doctor will come by and let me know the plan for the day; it will be day-to-day now.

I have been holding her hand most of the day, and the nurses bring her out of sedation every couple of hours to test her reflexes and responses. She is pretty dopey, but after her 7:15 testing, before she faded out again, I leaned over to her face and for a couple of seconds she looked me square in the eyes. I said, "I love you," and there was the faintest of smiles before she nodded off. I whispered "Thank you" in her ear.

And thank you, too, for all the love zooming our way. It definitely is a comfort.