Joan Moore's update from Monday, May 25:

"Spoke with Gregory's nurse at 8:30 A.M. Gregory had a good night. They are trying to see if he can breathe on his own for short periods. If all goes well, the surgeon "might" remove the tube in his throat in a few days."

Jeff Moore's update from Sunday, May 24

“Greg had an episode last night that required defibrilation. Since that time he is doing okay. The LVAD has replaced the tandem heart device that was attached to his leg. The tandem heart can be used only only for a short duration as opposed to the LVAD, which may remain in place indefinitely. The transplant coordinator mentioned that Greg has received a new generation of LVAD, which is more compact than the previous generation. So currently he has the LVAD, a temporary pacemaker, and is on a respirator. He apparently had a problem with one of the anti-arrhythmia drugs, which has now been discontinued. Hopefully the coming week will bring continued improvement.”

Greg is still unable to receive visitors, but we will let you know when that changes. Also, in an effort to cut down on the number of calls to the hospital, Greg’s mother has been named the designated contact. She and Jeff will continue to provide daily updates, which I will pass along in these e-mail messages and here on the blog.