Saturday Update: 11/18/2006, 3:00 PM E.S.T.
Deb was delighted to welcome visitors from her former home in Connecticut over the past few days including Al (dog photographer to the stars!) and her former work colleagues from Pfizer along with Amy (the blog maven herself.) Despite the affects of the pain medication Deb was conscious if tired this morning and was feeling hungry; always a good sign although she complains about the hospital food. She's lost about 50% of her curly locks and her vision is blurred due to some post-operative cranial swelling, but is in good spirits and looking forward to possibly getting onto the general wards and out of ICU today or tomorrow, depending on the availability of a room that fulfills her needs.

Her family want to thank everyone again for the kind wishes and messages of encouragement that have poured in from all across the USA and as far away as Ireland and Italy. Leaving a message is simplicity itself. Just click on the "comments" link below any post and a pop-up window will allow you to compose your message to Deb. You can sign as "anonymous" if you don't have a blogger ID (you don't need one but it's free if you sign up), and you can also click the "other" button to leave your name, but please sign your post in the text box so that Deb and the family know that it's you. If you have any problems using the posting comments box, you can always email Brian and we'll get it posted for you. By the way all posts (even if written by family members) will by default say "posted by Brian & Amy Manning" but the family indeed can post their own updates, so do look out for them.