March 19 5:55 pm

Just visited Neil. He is doing such a good job. The sedation is still down by 50%. The nurse said Neil napped between the 1:30 and 5:30 visit and his blood pressure and heart rate dropped. His blood pressure is up a bit but the nurse said they are not going to medicate at this point. Neil is aware he has a "banged up leg". He is aware he has been in a car accident. He is responding well to the ventilator setting. There have been no changes since this morning and the nurse said a change may be made tomorrow. She said Neil had such a big day, trach and a move to the new bed. The new bed is a tilt bed with an air mattress to help prevent skin breakdown. He has no skin breakdowns at this time. (Sounds like another miracle to me!!!!) DeAnn is getting a bit of an extra visit as they were xraying Neil's leg at the beginning of the visit. She is grinning from ear to ear. Yea!!!!The nurses are celebrating with us but continue to caution us to realize Neil's recovery has begun but will still be a long process. We are all running this marathon with him and love having all of you with us. Please continue to pray for Neil's lungs. Please remember Sue and her family as Sue has had a difficult day.