A very important person stopped by to visit for a couple of hours at work Friday afternoon !!

Jackson Baldwin

It's been 3 1/2 weeks since the 18 hour surgical ordeal Jack went through, and he is recovering much faster than the doctors expected!!

The 1st surgery that day was to remove a cancerous tumor in his right lower jawbone, part of his soft palate, and sinus cavity.

The 2nd was to remove the tibia in his right leg and use that to rebuild his jaw and facial structure.

He has a cast on his leg and is walking without the aid of a cane or crutches! Still has a feeding tube in and is restricted to a semi-liquid diet until the transplanted bone heals a bit longer. Told me he managed to get half of a beer down Thursday night and was bound and determined to drink a whole one tonight! haha

I think what bothers him most right now is the way his speech was affected, but he is talking much better now than he was when I spoke to him in the hospital 3 days after the operation.

This week he will probably be coming in for a little while every day to slowly work up to putting in 4 or 5 hours at his desk.

It's going to be nice having him around again.