Good Day

Dad has had another good day.  There hasn't been a lot of change in several days, but that is actually a pretty good thing.  The nurses in ICU continue to tell us that every day that we don't lose ground is a good day.  Dad is still holding strong and steady.  His vital signs are good and he continues to take more spontaneous breaths on the ventilator.

The neurosurgeon called mom today and was encouraged with dad's progress.  Yesterday, he didn't see much change, but today he saw some small movements in the eyes and hands, so that is encouraging.

When mom and I visited at 5:00pm today, we really sensed that he was trying hard to wink his eyes as we spoke to him.

Dad does have pneumonia and that is definitely something we'd ask that you join with us in prayer about.  As he has been in bed for so long, his lungs have begun to fill with secretions.  The doctors have him on 3 different antibiotics now.

We continue to see small improvements and have been very encouraged today.  We'd definitely like things to go more quickly, but understand that the brain does take considerable time to heal. 

They'll probably remove the tubes in his mouth on Monday and perform a tracheotomy as well as place a feeding tube into his stomach.