Things are looking good for Eric, yeah!!!

Here's the latest from AJ:
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People for the Liberation of Eric –

Membership continues to grow. Who knew he had so many friends? If you knew him like I knew him…

Eric had the staples removed from the skin graft on his right arm early because it is healing so quickly. The foot surgeon doesn't think they'll have to do any reconstruction where his toes used to be. All is looking well on the healing front.

They are talking about removing the tube from his throat. He hasn't been on the vent in some time, but they kept the tube in place just in case. They have been plugging it up (with bubble gum, I assume) for long stretches of time to see if he can take it. He seems to be taking it well. Hopefully they will remove the tube soon.

Another hand specialist was in to do some testing on his left hand. The results showed pretty severe damage, I'm afraid. The Doc said the nerve damage on a scale of one to 10 was a 10. My brother, the overachiever. Not really sure what they're going to do with it at this point. Probably they are going to want to give it some more time before deciding. There's a chance some of the nerves could regenerate given time. He's probably looking at some surgery down the road. Apparently they can move tendons and muscles around in there to give him more use of the hand. I'll keep you posted.

All of this leads to the very best news: It looks like Eric will be leaving Yale soon. Perhaps even as soon as tomorrow. They are going to move him to a rehab facility in White Plains that's about 10 minutes from his house. It will make like much easier on his wife and kids to lose that 75 minute drive. I will let you all know when they spring him. He is ready for a change in venue, and really looking forward to getting out.

Eric's attitude continues to defy skeptics. I think we can all be thankful that this happened during baseball season. He's watching more games than he has in years. Many, many thanks to all of you who continue to visit and send him obnoxious cards.