Walter Trout Status Update: By Marie Trout Walter has been living with me in the rented Omaha condo for a little over a week now. The first day was magical. Walter marveled at being able to sleep in a comfortable bed without various medical personnel walking in on him at all hours of the day and night. We both loved being together again. We ate dinner out at a restaurant. Sharing each other in the world inspired conversations that were not about illness and procedures, but opened up to greater circles of awareness. It was intoxicating to feel connected to Life with capital L again. It is happening. But patience is still a requisite prop in our play. A week ago, a new complication arose. Walter developed stomach cramps that had him bend over in pain. His hard-won appetite dissipated like water vapors over a boiling pot of water. I have had daily conversations with the staff at the Med Center since. And as we have monitored his condition, hopeful thoughts that this was just a nasty stomach flu have likewise evaporated. At my request, they have rescheduled a procedure to remove the stent in Walters biliary tubes to tomorrow morning instead of next week. If this stent has become dislocated, it could possibly account for the pain Walter is feeling. He is losing weight again, and although he maintains his physical therapy schedule and remains committed to giving it his all, he is struggling with having energy to push himself. Yet he does. He has earned an order of the Purple Heart from his wife! At 120 pounds he is probably mightier than I have ever seen him. Through his pain and discomfort, he continues to engage in the world. Yesterday we went to Boys Town and admired the vision of Rev. Flanagan for believing in problem youths as equal in importance to more privileged ones. The notion that there are no bad kids, just bad programming resonated with us both. The organization continues to be very impressive and one that frankly blew our minds. We both found it important to remind ourselves of the countless Religious Institutions that work quietly and steadily to improve lives - and who succeed every day. Boys Town has a success rate of 85 %. Impressive indeed! And no child or youth will ever be pushed to leave their faith. Boys Town takes in kids no matter their race or religious persuasion. And they did so, even in the early part of the 20th Century! Since 1985, the institution has been coed. It has strategies in place for teaching at-risk young people the skills they need to succeed not just punishing them for what they lack. Hats off! Walter remains motivated by love and desire to get back to playing for people. When we talk about it, he lights up. And music is constantly flowing through him. New ideas. New ways of expressing what he feels in music. He also cant wait to be back to our kids. We both miss them to the point that we are going crazy with longing for them. But they are doing well. Sarah is back in charge at the California Trout household, and Dylan just posted on his facebook page today: Sarah loves me! It made me so happy. I know she loves our kids as if they were her own, and it means the world to me that this little man knows it and feels it too. This journey has taught us all much about learning to open up to the love that exists in the world if we are not too stoic and stubborn to see and receive it. We are hoping this stent removal tomorrow will be the last surgical intervention that Walter will need. Please include him in your thoughts and prayers particularly tomorrow Thursday around 8AM Central Time, as the amazing Dr. Shafer personally removes the stent. Please help us visualize that this will bring relief from pain to Walter. That he may finally be able to eat. That the bile duct stays closed. Thank you... for always having our back. We remain grateful for your continued love. Stent removal complete! Walter is in recovery. This might help Walter regain his appetite - if not, diagnostic procedures are scheduled for Monday. Thanks for the love streaming in our way. We feel it!
Posted on: Thu, 21 Aug 2014 13:38:57 +0000
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