Today was a long day and a lot was accomplished. Eric was fitted for his upper body cast which will help support his back and allow him to sit up in the days to come. They did the additional scans and x-rays we talked about yesterday, however we don't have the results yet. Eric's mood and level of alertness was much improved today. By 6 pm Eric had again been poked and prodded all day and was exhausted so we all left him alone to rest. The good news was that he was able to sleep last night and that helped him through today. We were able to start all of the paper work for his transfer to Santa Clara, which has one of the best spine rehab programs in the country. We hope to know by the next update tomorrow how long Eric will be in Santa Rosa and when he will be able to transfer to Santa Clara.

There have been many people who have been asking if they can do anything or donate money or help in any way. For those of you in San Jose, there will be blood drive we are doing in Eric's honor this coming Friday. I will have the specifics for you in tomorrows post... please check back. Those of you who are looking to provide financial support, hold tight as we are working on setting up one or more fund-raisers for Eric and we will provide the details here.

I want to thank you all personally for all of the support and outreach I have been seeing for Eric. It is comforting to his family to know that so many people care for Eric. Please keep the warm thoughts coming.

Many of you have asked for the address of the Hospital in Santa Rosa so that you can send cards, here it is, but please remember that Eric needs his rest and the family is asking visitors to wait until Eric feels he is ready for people to come by.

Eric Arnold, Room 267
c/o Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital
1165 Montgomery Drive
Santa Rosa, CA 95405