Hello There

     Another day has come and gone, and today I am happy to say it looks brighter.  Yesterday he had a busy morning.   He was still quite confused and sometimes would answer,  sometimes would just look at you trying to get words out, sometimes answering the same thing over and over.   He wasn't able to say who or where he was and couldn't say my name.    While speaking was tough, I knew he was still there.   If you would say "Hello" he would say "Hello There" in just the right way that he sounded like Obi Wan.     A friend described it well...."If Chris is quoting Obi Wan, Chris is Chris"    The morning wore him out and he slept most of the afternoon.   His blood pressure was low most of the day and they gave him several IV's and talked about moving him back up to the ICU for pressers.   

     But after a miracle of 12 hours of sleep (a unicorn event in a hospital) today is a MUCH better day.   He was super groggy and didn't want to wake up but he had a great OT session with Heather.   He was able to form sentences and is much more aware of where he is and what happened.  While words were still hard,  tears came rolling down his cheeks as what he realized what he has been through.    Heather  (the OT) was super sweet and said "tears are therapy".   She lowered the bed rail and encouraged us to hug.   What a sweet and tender moment.    

     Chris has had a few visitors today, and it just like the adventurer Link from Zelda, it filled my heart so much to hear him carrying on a conversation.    Not just words, but full sentences that correctly fit with the questions.  He may have struggled at times to come up with the right words, but he's come a long way.   As well, he was able to lift his hands to grab things, and joy filled my soul to hear him laugh.    I also gave him a banana to eat and unlike yesterday where I cut it into pieces and fed it to him, I handed it to him unwrapped and it was quickly devoured.  

    We had a touching conversation where he asked what happened and I explained the past few days.   He so tenderly said "I'm Sorry!".   The emotions of the past few days for me came one at a time, but for him I can imagine how hard it is to have all of them hit you at once.

      He also had a visit from Betty with massage therapy.  She was amazing,   She gentle rubbed muscles which were tight and sore and he closed his eyes and relaxed.   We hope to see her again.   

      His kidney's are still not doing well, but I am hopeful that with some more patience and time they will realize that it's time to start working again.   The weekend is perfectly timed that hopefully it will be a little bit quieter and he can get the rest he needs to allow things to improve.   Today was able to tell me "I love you".  It was a good day.