I apologize for not updating more.  Steve continued to make progress, slowly but surely.  Claire and I went down to Rochester on Tuesday of this week and brought him home after 4 weeks in the hospital.  He is recovering at our place.  He is very weak but we can see improvement each day.  He did come home with two drain tubes, as well as an iliostomy.  I have even managed to help him with them.   But Thank goodness we have an RN in the house! Hoping to get the 2 drain tubes out this next Tuesday when he goes back to Rochester for appointments.