Special Request.

As a gesture to Graham, who always loved bright vibrant colours, please do not feel obligated to wear black on Saturday.

Funeral Details

We will be celebrating Graham's life at St. Andrew's United Church in Lacombe on Saturday, July 4 at 1:30pm.

Sadness for everybody

Just shortly after midnight (June 30) Graham passed away with his family at his bedside. We of course are devestated. This great man has touched our lives in such a profound way.

Please stay posted for funeral details coming.

Not much to report today

Docs were able to give us a picture of Graham's life if he recovers. It's of course their best guess.

Much of the same and some reflection

Today saw little change for Graham. He was stable and continues to battle pneumonia and the other various infections internally. Sedation kept him "sleeping" most of the time.

As a family we are reaching exhaustion and frustration, yet continue to cling to the small glimmer of hope offered by docs and other care-providers. However, it just occured to me, that he is a step or two (or three or four) further from the very bleak place we were in just a few days ago. So that right there provides hope. Those who came to his bedside the other night proclaimed that it be a "false alarm". I guess it really was. (Don't get me/us wrong, we know that we are far from being out of the woods.) Care providers, friends and family continue to be amazed at his will to live and strength to hang on fighting.

Our bodies and spirits may be weary but we remain thankful for the support and love shown and shared from up close and far away. Thank you for continuing to lift us up.

Graham's morning went well in terms of more regular and slower heart rate this morning. Looks like a bit of a rally. Hopefully that means the infection is getting under control. We continued to wait for surgery. He finally went in this afternoon around 3pm. Results are less than encouraging. They were unable to reconnect the bowel. Doc's have suggested we wait and try again in a couple of days.

Things not looking up...

On Tuesday night/Wed am Graham was sent for more surgery because of sepsis shock (they found more eschemic bowel to remove/repair).

Wednesday found him still fighting heaving infection and organ failure. His heart has been racing and very irregular. It is no longer responding to defibrillation.

Doctors have told us what we've been suspecting- that things are very bleak at the moment; however they do say there is a small amount of hope and are continuing to seek solutions.

Immediate family and friends have visited Graham on Wednesday afternoon/evening.

Graham is scheduled for surgery number 5 early Thursday morning.