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Hello everyone. I am sorry I have not updated you all on Mike in a while. I wish I had something new to tell you but I do not. Except he has been in the for almost 4 weeks now (TUE) They did transfer him to Georgetown Univ. Hospital in Washington D.C. He is on the liver transplant floor. The hospital he was in, in Annapolis for 3 weeks did not know what to do with him, because he needed to be drained each week, no rehabs, would not take him because they said if he were to stay there, and they had to have him drained it would cost them to much money so they would not accept him. I could not believe they said that. The hospital called all of the rehabs within the 60 mile radius of the hospital and all said the same thing. They wanted to send him home but We did not have a way for him to get into the house, because we did not have a H.C. Ramp. My son looked around and asked a few people if they knew anyone that could build a H.C. Ramp and I would pay to have one installed. Well, someone we did not even know volunteered there time to build the ramp. He would not take any money at all. I could not belive it. This guy does not even know me. He said he would build it as long as when Mike gets out of the hospital and is well enough to go out that we go to his church. I said that's a deal.He started the ramp yesterday with my son assisting him and he will finished today. It is a long trip to Georgetown Hospital it is about 1 and a half hours each way. So I try to get there but sometimes I miss a day and just call him. They are assessing him to see if he is a candidate for the TIPS procedure or a liver transplant. I do not know anything yet except they want to try using meds to keep the fluid from building, but they already did that. At the other hospital. Oh Well, this is a liver specality hospital. I hope they can do something to help Mike. Again thank all of you for all of the thoughts and prayers.I will keep you updated. Please continue to pray for Mike as he goes though all of the test. Thanks so much.