Gary is doing MUCH better. The docs have downsized the trach so now he can talk much plainer and is able to eat Jello, pudding, etc. They will try him on liquids this week. The therapist sat him up on the side of the bed on Saturday and he did well. He's beginning to shake people's hands and wave bye when they leave. He played his bongo drum with his fingers the other day and Mia said he was keeping up with the music. He tells her that he loves her multiple times a day now and is asking more appropriate questions, many of which are about what happened to him and where he is now.

Mia sent pictures and Bill will help me transfer some of them to the blog when he gets through with another computer project that he's doing. I tried but didn't get very far!

Keep up the prayers! God is certainly working!

Much love and thanks to all of you,

Bill and Nancy

I had a call from Mia last night and a quick one today. She said last night that Gary had a good day and seemed to be more alert, but today he's had upset stomach probably due to the strong antibiotics. He was not moved today as she had thought he would be. He's still in ICU in room 111. His cardiologist did decrease his heart medications, as well as his blood pressure meds. He was not as alert today. The pulmonologist did not want to take him off the seizure medication yet so he's still on a mild dose of that.

Mia was going home to take care of some business items and make some phone calls. I know she's wearing herself thin, but so many of the things have to be taken care of by her. She says she's fine and she knows that Gary is being well taken care of by the nurses. They have been the best that I've ever seen.

I'll post again as I hear from Mia.

Thanks, Bill and Nancy