A Bright Black Friday

From Drew:

Ethan is doing good today. He slept most of the day yesterday (Thanksgiving).  He has been up and about for two different wheel chair rides today. One for a CT scan and the other with the PT (physical therapist) He enjoyed them. (Can't remember them.) Dr. Greene said it was due to narcotics.

Ethan still keeps his eyes closed most of the time. Due to the inability to properly focus. When he opens his eyes it's like wearing someone else's prescription glasses and it hurts. This, however, is getting better.  His eye movement is better too.  He no longer has "crazy eyes", where his eyes are out of control. He still has to move his head when looking up (his eyes don't want to move up.) The blurred vision is still a problem but it appears to be improving. While washing his hands he read the sign below. Seemed to make him relieved that he could. It sure relieved me as well.

He has requested and eaten mashed potatoes, part of a donut, and drank some Gatorade.

They removed the drainage tube from the back of his head this morning (that was too cool) and the bandage.  His head looks like the stitching on a baseball and the Dr. offered to sign it- lol.

The Dr. still is keeping us in ICU one more night.  The Dr. wants him up walking and moving about before he moves out of ICU and to regular room.We have learned today (from PT) that for a brain surgery he is actually recovering very quickly. .. THAT would have been nice to know earlier!

Over all things are better today.

Thanks for all the support.