5/11/10 - Day 8 - PM Post

Well...he's getting there.

I was having a rough morning so the superstitious person that I am, I was a little worried that Steven's day wasn't going to be good either....

However...he did have a good day...when we went for the afternoon visit, we got a wonderful surprise... they removed the bandages from his head. Definitely didn't look as bad as I was expecting. Don't get me wrong...it's bad...tons of staples and stitches...but his beautiful head isn't completely destroyed. He will have quite a few scars. In the scheme of things, as long as he wakes up and has little or no brain damage, we can deal with scars. Little by little they are pulling away the bandages to reveal our beautiful boy.

They also talked about taking him off the vent. Right now he is on a very low setting...however, they cannot take him off unless he responds to commands from the doctors and nurses. Once he comes off the vent, they will no longer be able to suction anything from his lungs. He has to be able to cough when they tell him to. So...until he starts to respond, and can cough on command, he stays on the vent. The nurse today said we still have time. No trache just yet.

A great friend said, "Tell Steven's doctor that he was extremely stubborn and never did listen to commands". Ain't that the truth.

He did sit up again...opened his eyes a little bit. Still don't see him looking back at us...but I have faith. He will see us soon.

A great friend of Steven's called WYRK today and requested...

Danny Gokey "My Best Days Are Ahead of Me"

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Thanks Chris

Thanks for all the prayers...please keep praying. Love you all <3