Important and wonderful update I had to post!!!

T-Rex is baaaack!! Terry has made unbelieveably amazing progress in the past few days. He is cleared to leave the ICU but there are no available beds in the neuro unit on the first floor. He is aware of his surroundings and is responding well. Instead of sticking his tongue out, he is now shaking his head yes and no. He knows that he isn't able to talk now b/c of the tracheostomy, but when I walked up to his bed and told him I loved him, he took in a deep breath and said "I Love You." (with a bit of tone from his throat). The pharmacist who sits outside at a desk heard him too! He smirked at some of the things I said to him (too much to type) and shook his head when I told him a broke my hand. It is apparent that Terry remembers both long and short term events. I actually apologized for something I did the Wednesday night before the accident and he made his usual "no big deal" face. His Aunt Kathleen talked about their whitewater rafting trip from a couple of years ago and he smiled. He is supposed to get another cat scan today but we don't know when. This will help Dr. Grollmus (neuro doc) determine when they will put his lid back on :) Due to the number of fractures to his skull, they may need to add a plate. Dr. Warner (infectious disease) said she is taking him off the antibiotics tomorrow and his blood infection seems to be better, and that she will continue to bug Dr. Grollmus about the collar (David wrote a more descript update about that a day ago) and how soon they can take it off. Terry is trying to pull it off himself. Anne and I were able to sit in on his physical therapy session this morning. With the assistance of the lift team (2 men plus the therapist), Terry was able to sit off the side to the bed and respond to the commands of the PT. Moving his toes, feet, legs, squeezing hands, etc. Thank you for your love and support through this overwhelmingly difficult ordeal. Our road is still long, but we can now see a light at the end of the road. Continue to pray for Terry! Love, Staci