Update 9.7.2010

Eric was in good spirits after Tony's big victory at Atlanta this weekend. But yesterday morning Eric had a temperature of 103°.  Then we found out that his right lung collapsed once again. Eric had a few visitors yesterday. The hospital is bringing in a specialist for his lungs today to figure out why his lungs are not draining. Once his lungs are under control they will send him to the rehab hospital here in Indy. Irish would like to thank everyone for all of their thoughts and prayers.

Tony Stewart wins one for Eric!

Update 9.5.2010

Eric had a decent day yesterday. He loves getting visitors but it also wears him out. He has not been eating like he should. He has been having panic attacks and we have to keep him calmed down a lot. He asked Sheila to stay with him last night again. This is really tough and we all hope that he gets better soon. Not too much has changed since Friday. Keep him in your prayers.

Update 9.3.2010

Eric had a good day today, started off a little rocky with him having a hard time breathing. Then around noon he felt good enough that he was able to sit up in a chair talk to a lot of his friends that were there to see him. Eric is still in ICU they were not able to take him to a normal room yet. However, I am happy to report that Eric was resting well last night with no breathing problems.

Update 9.1.2010

As September 1st ends everything is looking up for Eric. Irish has told be that Eric did very well today with some rehabilitation treatment that he through today. Eric is doing good enough that the doctors would like to try and get him out of ICU as early as tomorrow. That is such great news for the entire Saunders family.

Make sure to leave comments everyday so that Eric knows that we are all thinking about him.
Hope to bring great news about Eric tomorrow too.

Update 9.1.2010

Late last night around 9:00pm Eric's lung once again collapsed. His breathing was reduced to around 78% and the doctors took him in for a CT scan. The doctors put him on his side to get the scan, when they did they realized that his breathing went back up to normal. So Eric spent a little time on his side to regulate his breathing. Since then the doctors have been able to repair his lung.

Update: 9.1.2010

On Tuesday Eric had another surgery to stop bleeding that was in his spleen. I have been told that the surgery was a success and that the bleeding has stopped. Eric was then sent back to his room where I was told that he enjoyed a nice healthy McDonald's chicken nugget meal (with a smoothie of course). Eric remains in good spirits and is very thankful for all of the support that everyone has shown.