Wednesday, the 16th of June

We visited a little later today because we knew Dad was having a CT scan this morning. It will be a while before we hear the results. Everything looks much the same as yesterday except...he opened an eye! I thought maybe it was just open a crack from the last time someone was hitting him with a flashlight. But no! He closed it and reopened it a few minutes later. Mom likes to get real close and chat with him and try to get him up. We use words like Camaro and salami. At least twice he has scrunched up his eyes and moved his lips. So far it's only been the one eye, and it's just a sliver, but it's a start.

The nurse came in to reset some lines, get his food going, and turn him. Dad's really coughing when he gets his mouth vacuumed out. His doc is supposed to pop in around 2 so we're going to lunch so we can be back by then.

At three the doctor still hasn't been by. But the nurse just hollered at Dad to look to his right and he turned his head about an inch. Somebody's home now, baby!

The doc showed up just after 4:00. He kicked us out for a while and removed the bolt and staples from Dad's head. He put in a few new staples and put on new bandages. Dad now sports a cool beanie just like a newborn. The doc said his CT's look better and better every time. Mom was worried that Dad's taking so long but he said there is no reason to believe he won't wake up fully. That's what I wanted to hear! We went back in and caught Dad making yucky faces. Seriously, he looked like Justin did at two days old. He almost constantly has both eyes open now. He looks at different things in the room, but he doesn't track or seem to focus. We finally ended our morning visit at 6 p.m.