Better but still not great

This morning David is much better. He now can open his eyes, respond to questions, and move his arms and legs. He still can't speak, but when he was asked to he thought about it and groaned as a way of saying 'no'.

Last night he was given some medicine to reduce the pressure which sounds like a kind of diuretic. We don't yet know what to expect with his condition for today. They do plan to move him back to the regular room. He had great care in the ICU with a nurse all to himself. Bijan said Nurse Sue was fantastic, very focused.

Thank God, David had no seizure. Dr Ross was concerned he would have a really bad generalized one which could spread the epilepsy in the brain as well as making the pressure and swelling worse.

His issue over the last 24 hours has been swelling which is blamed on having the grid inside his head. His brain seems to be reacting by producing a lot of fluid, which starts shutting it down as far as being alert and responsive and being able to speak and move. He doesn't have a problem with bleeding which would be very bad.

Please pray with us for wisdom today and for David to be safe. Dr Maleeva was going to do the stimulation testing today to see if the bad spot can be safely removed, but David needs to be responsive and able to speak for some parts of that. So it may be on hold for a while. Anyway it is not very important right now compared to what else is going on.