5/15/10 - Day 12 - PM Post

Everyday seems to get a little bit better.

During the 12:00 visit today, Steven was definitely calmer than yesterday. Somewhat alert. Patrick was sitting on Stevens right side, I was on his left. Steven was closer to me on the bed. He heard his dad's voice and both of his arms went up and he rolled onto to his right side as to say "dad, pick me up".

Patrick put his hand up in front of Steven and said, grab my hand...and he did! He lifted both of his arms (mitts and all) and grabbed Patrick's hand. Did this twice for Pat, once for me.

He also put his hand(mitt) on my cheek and seemed to me like he tried to hug me :).

At the 5:00 visit, he was sedated. His blood pressure and heart rate were up even with the sedation. I asked his nurse Janey, and she said no worries. The numbers were normal for a TBI patient.

We were just asked to avoid any stimulation with him. Try to keep him calm, so that's what we did. Just let him rest :) He's had some busy days.

At the 7:30 visit, Cindy said his breathing was different than what we have seen so far. Short deep breaths. I'm going to talk to the nurses in the morning.

Baby steps...but he seems to be moving in the right direction :)


This song is from Cindy...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oT_TyK1Eh8

Michael Jackson..."I'll Be There"

You and I must make a pact
We must bring salvation back
Where there is love, I'll be there

I'll reach out my hand to you,
I'll have faith in all you do
Just call my name and I'll be there

And oh - I'll be there to comfort you,
Build my world of dreams around you
I'm so glad that I found you
I'll be there with a love that's strong
I'll be your strength, I'll keep holding on
Yes I will, yes I will

Let me fill your heart with joy and laughter
Togetherness, well that's all I'm after
Whenever you need me, I'll be there
I'll be there to protect you
With an unselfish love I respect you
Just call my name and I'll be there

Thank you everyone! We love you all <3