It's All Worth The Wait!

Well most of today was a waiting game.. Mike went down around 11:30 and got his MRI. We had to wait all day to get the results before we could move on with treatment. Finally around 5:30 his nurse (Farrah) came in and said lets take off the C-caller, it's all clear, meaning no ligament damage in the neck. Just taking that off makes him look 100% better. By 6pm his nurse said she had turned off the sedative to see how he would respond. It only took about 15 minutes and he was coming around. Farrah started talking to him with little response and then I started asking him open his eyes and look at me, and he did. I was able to get him to respond to a few simple commands, move your feet, open your eyes, look at me, and squeeze my hand. He responded to all of them at least twice. By now he's been responding only for maybe 10 minutes and he's growing tired and week on the ventilator. Before I know it his hand, that has been squeezing mine for about a minute quickly goes limp and he's back under sedation.

A good friend of mine was visiting with me while all this took place. As I sat down (of course with tears in my eyes) and I told her, "You see why it's so hard to leave." She responds with the same emotion and says, "Don't let anyone tell you he doesn't know who you are. That was amazing to see how he responded to you, your children are so lucky to have you two as their parents." So now we're both crying and I'm ready to do it all over again. It's the hope of having this experience each day that is keeping me going.

The doctors were able to take Mike off one of his sedation medications today and significantly bring down his morphine levels. Tomorrow we are hoping to turn down the need for the ventilator and wake him up more regularly. I know that all the prayers offered and blessings given are working. I am so thankful for all the support given to me and our children each day, it helps us with each challenge and gives us renewed hope.