Day 4 of Jim's Recovery

    Well, today was the pivotal day. Thank goodness we made it through it. No new changes which, for the fourth day, is good. Dad was looking around a lot and starting to thrash again. We are so happy he is opening his eyes, but he still is not there. It is so hard to explain to people what he looks like. When he looks at you he is looking right at you but it's a far away, glossy look. So to say that he is doing good is not quite the wording I want to use. There is minor progress and I am so thankful for that, but I want to see my Dad behind those eyes!  Okay getting off track sorry. 

     The nurses were able to get quite a bit of fluid off of his lungs today and he sounds better. Mom was there today and said he got a bath and he looks better. Being the fourth day and the most pivotal we are so happy that he didn't go down hill today. So hopefully each day brings just a slight improvement from the next. 

     We wanted to thank everyone who came out to help us clean and move my parents into their new house. There were several family members, neighbors, and friends and everyone there gave their full effort. We were able to clean up all the construction mess, get furniture in, and unpack boxes. We even had friends go buy groceries for Mom so that she would have stuff in the house and not have to worry about anything. When Mom came home she began to cry, of course, how could she not. She is so thankful and grateful to everyone and thinks everything is perfect. It was a bittersweet moment. We were so happy that my parents were moved in but so heart broken Dad couldn't be there. Thank you for taking so much stress off of Mom. I know you all would have made Dad cry too, and he is not a man that lets a tear fall easily. I believe they will still be keeping Dad in the intensive care unit until they truly feel he is on the mend. So continue with those prayers. We love you all!