It's starting to work

Mike was taken off the paralytic at 11:30 am this morning. At 2pm he showed his first sign of coming off the meds. I was sitting by his bed side and his alarm for the ventilator started to go off, he was trying to cough. This was something he couldn't do while on the "Vec" (paralytic). I immediately jumped up and grabbed his hand, reassured him and then got the nurse. She said that's great! While holding his hand he actually flinched. I know it's a reflex but it's a sign he's responding to touch. I take what ever little sign he'll give me whether its conscious or not. They still won't wean off the sedation for a day or so, so it's like he's in a really deep sleep. Slowly they will start that, when they know he can handle it.