Thursday, November 8th, 2007

11:30PM Washington D.C. time.


Today was a great day for David. Here is a list of today's accomplishments: He pointed at stuff, he nodded yes, he 'hi fived' us, he pulled his sock off and (after it was started for him) he pulled it back on, he turned his head and looked at nurses when they spoke to him, he lifted his chin, coughed, stuck out his tongue, and took a deep breath when asked to by the nurses.

The therapists dressed David in a shirt and shorts (like boxers) that had Velcro on the sides but looked normal, and we think it helped him to feel more normal. Patty and I (after helping the therapists-the trained professionals-sit David up yesterday) did the same today by ourselves. It was probably scary for David (he knows us pretty well) but he lived through it. He sat without any one supporting his back for maybe 30 seconds, and I'm sure he could have stayed upright a lot longer, but I didn't want to push it.

Christa and Kelli called to talk to David (he held the receiver and listened) and as they were talking Patty was telling him in the background that if he held his finger over his tracea he could talk to them (say hi). So we helped him by covering his tracea (suffocating him) and saying talk, talk. In spite of us he actually tried moving his mouth a little like he was trying to talk.

It was all very cool! God answered a lot of prayers today, and it increased our faith. We are anxiously waiting for tomorrow.

Things that we would like to see are more movement on his left side, and less agitation (or discomfort) when his meds start to wear off.

We love you all and thanks for your prayers and comments,

Steve