Hello ALL:

I hope am not getting ahead of myself, but I actually have some good news today.

The REHAB center has taken Hal on as a personal challenge. SO< they are trying to expedite
getting him into rehab. WHICH WOULD BE WONDERFUL!!!!!!!

He has to be able to perform certain tasks, and today, he was able to sit in a chair for 10 mins. I can't say he looked entirely comfortable, but so what...that was the first of the tasks he is required to perform, and HE DID IT!

He is tolerating the "wind sprints" instead of the ventilator, and is taking the 10 min ventilator treatments with the medicine for the fluid in his lungs, and the medicine seems to be working.

He held his nurse's hand today for at least five minutes, because he knew that she was getting ready to suction his trachea (and he hates it), so this showed both of us that he was aware of what was going to happen, and what he needed to do to try to prevent it. Remember when I told all of you that his progress was going to be "baby steps". Well this might be a "baby step", but it shows me that his brain/personality is able to think, and to me it is HUGE.

Thank you all of you for your cards, and your individual display of love and concern.

With love, Linda