January 31, 2010 10:39am

Hello there friends,
Last night was a really good night for David. Lydia and I saw very purposeful responses to commands, and they were the sort of responses that we haven't seen in a long time. When I walked in the room, sometime around 11:30pm Lydia told David that I was entering the room and David followed me with his eyes in a very intentional manner. She also asked David if he would be willing to shake his head to show me that he is responding well, and he made a clear motion with his head that he was understanding what she was saying. We tried to get him to squeeze her hand, but at this point, we couldn't expect anything like that given the amount of time he's spent on a paralytic and the nurse confirmed this. He seemed very peaceful when this was going on, and his numbers remained stable; The overall vibe was very positive. At this point, they're not going to allow him to come completely off of sedation until the two new stents are put in, but these sort of responses have been the glimmer of hope that will reinstate the much needed patience needed for this situation. I woke up today feeling much more positive about David's recovery.
Matthew Keyzer