5/12/10 - Day 9 - PM Post

So...today was kind of a quiet day. Unfortunately, not much progress. He is still on the ventilator. When I spoke to the nurse today, she said she "thought" she heard the doctor say that Steven gave a thumbs up yesterday. She was not his nurse yesterday, but thought that's what she heard. This did not happen.

The doctors decided to change how he gets his meds. Instead of giving them and waiting until they wear off to give him more, they have decided to keep a steady amount in his system. They are hoping that it will allow him to come out of the sedation without being so agitated.

He did not open his eyes for me today, but he did for Cindy. She said that he did not seem as agitated as before and that he did blink his eyes when she asked him to. Hopefully he is starting to respond.

Hard to tell with the eyes...blinking his eyes is not considered to be "purposeful". Grabbing his tubes, trying to take off his gloves is considered purposeful. A thumbs up, wiggle your toes or stick out your tongue is considered to be on command. Tommorrow...let's hope for a thumbs up. We need that :)

I said today, all I need is 10 seconds of seeing "Steven" in his eyes...then he can go back to sleep until he feels all better. Just need to know that he's coming back to us.


Steven...this one's from your Mama...

Rascal Flatts "My Wish" http://popup.lala.com/popup/432627060773668416

My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,
your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more than you can hold,
and while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this, is my wish.

I cannot wait to dance with you <3