Monday

We have some encouraging news today.  He woke up and was very responsive.  As responsive as he can be with all the tubes in his mouth.  He was watching TV... and taking in all his new surroundings.  He doesn't remember how he got to be ... where he is at right now.  He talks with his eyes and his hands.  We ask questions and he will nod yes or no.  So he really is with it. 

When Lisa and Joan left to go home I sat with him for a long time.  No words were needed...just his eyes were telling me what he wanted.  Sometimes when the nurse came to do stuff on him...he had the mad eyes, because it was uncomfortable, and then when I was talking about something on the TV he had the alert eyes...and was listening. Then when his tube was bothering him in his mouth...he gave me the eye roll...like I hate this shit.  Then he discouvered his oxygen sensor attached to his finger... and kept pointing to it because he wanted to know what that was.... his nurse came and explained it all to him.  It was like he was waking up after a long winters nap. 

Still a long row to hoe.....

I was so glad to see him so reponsive because every time I have been there since this happened except for one day  when he was totally confused....he has been asleep. Then when he was moved from ICU I got to talk to him but he was confused.   But after he went into cardiac arrest last week I still had not had a real chance to talk to him since this all started.

Today I took this time line I had to tell him how much I loved him. We held hands and with his eyes and hands  told me he loved me back.

A sister can't wish for more than that.

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