For those worried about Tom Hightower

Here is an update from Pat, Tom's wife.
The latest from Lake Woebegone: Tom has two broken vertebrae in his neck with bits of bone floating around. He is still in a lot of pain, but seems to be getting better. For swelling in his brain, they gave him steroids, which caused his blood pressure to spike very high. All of that is under control for now. The neurologist, Dr. DeCastro, said that he would NOT do surgery now because of all of Tom's other problems. His spine is also out of alignment. So, as of now, another MRI is scheduled, he will probably go to Good Sam's to begin rehab on Monday. He's basically a good patient if you turn a deaf ear to his feelings about wearing the large neck brace.
Tom is in room 360 at St. Joe's if you want to visit him.