Dear Friends and Family,

Hal was very sleepy this afternoon, but it was because he was off the ventilator for 4 hours, which is the longest he has ever been able to breathe on his own through the trach of course, so far.

All his tennis buddies signed a card this morning, and Harvey Yaffee brought it to me. When I read it to Hal, he actually got a smile on his face (even with the tubes in his mouth) so he is understanding what he is hearing. Thanks guys, it was his first smile!!!

As I have said all along, it will be "baby steps" but as long as it is in the right direction I can have patience.

The results of the EEG he had yesterday indicated there is no seizure activity in the brain, so the doctors were pleased about that.

I cannot tell you how impressed I am with the staff in the ICU at St. Mary's. They are absolutely wonderful. Both, with the patients and the over-concerned families.

Again, I thank everyone for their prayers and thoughts, it means a great deal to me and to our daughters, who by the way will be back this weekend so the blog updates will be much more interesting than mine are. They are from the more creative side of the family.

Please keep praying.

Love, Linda