Dad’s improvements from the last 2 dad’s have been nothing short of miraculous. He continues to breathe for the most part on his own. His fever is much lower today too. Dad still has a bit of a temp, about 100 (39.9), but with the new regime of medication Dad seems to be improving remarkably.

Although Dad is still sedated, and drifting through pain and sleep, when he is “awake” he is able to respond. Through the fuzzy pain medication he attempts to communicate with us. For over 2 hours Dad was able to communicate, through squeezing his hand, that he could see out of his right eye. He couldn’t see clear across to the other side of his ICU room, but he could see faces up close to his. We are still unsure about the vision in his left eye.

Dad also indicated he was uncomfortable, but, given his predicament, one would expect a certain amount of discomfort. His broken leg was not causing him too much pain, but he did say that his head was hurting.

Dad’s surgery tomorrow on his orbits will take about 3 hours or so. The surgeon is thinking he will be spending over an hour on each orbit rebuilding them.

As the feeling of crisis with Dad’s accident wears off we thank you for all your thoughts, prayers, concerns, and encouraging words. Please keep them coming as we have a long road ahead of us.

~With Integrity