Four Weeks Today

Saturday Andrew made some progress in his recovery. They were able to start his feeding tube. The surgeon stopped by to see Andrew. He is amazed with Andrew's progress. They are getting closer to closing his abdomen. They will work on his back when then feel that Andrew is ready for it. They turned down the respirator and let his lungs do the work for about an hour. When he got tired, they turned the respirator back up. Andrew enjoyed a short visit from the Badgers. Mike and Joy had put together a photo album of Andrew/Connor photos. He enjoyed looking at it. Ariel got Andrew to do a "smile" around his breathing tube. Andrew has come a long way. We believe that he will continued to improve. They control his pain with morphine. They have been able to reduce the different meds that he was on. Andrew can't talk because of the tube but he can nod to our questions. When he gets angry, he ignores us! He always had a little temper in there. Today I talked to Andrew about not feeling sorry for oneself. It is important to have a positive attitude in order to achieve your goals. I reminded him of the many people who are concerned and praying for him. He responded by nodding four times. Today is the four-week anniversary of his accident.