he's still a rascal

good news; i walked over to his bed at about 3:15 in time to see him open his eyes. he looked at me, and i looked at him. i asked him if he knew who i was, and he shook his head yes and reached for my hand. i told him how much i loved him and asked him if he was ok. he shook his head yes. i immediately started asking him to move his arms, legs, etc. to which he responded on command. a really great sign, they said more of a predictor of mental capacity than any test they can do. he is breathing on his own, but they have to still have the ventilator in.

as the hours have gone on he has gotten very agitated and trying to rip out tubes especially the ventilator. it scares me a little; he has never been aggressive like this. they have given him more medicine to calm him down; he seems much more confused now. i am praying that is the medication which it very well could be.

what is happening is all very hopeful; he is back in so many ways, yet there are so many things that we still don't know that we will still have to wait to see. there is still a chance there is some brain damage, and i have been informed that's very likely. there's no way to know right now how his long-term function will be affected- he could be a little forgetful (we've been down that road already; he still can never find his keys or wallet in the mornings. :) ) or he could have no short-term memory. only time is on our side right now. this fight is not over. please do not give up hope. please pray that he will be calm and that his brain will continue to heal and pray that there was minimal damage. i'm not asking for too many big miracles; i'm looking at the biggest miracle i could have hoped for right now- a husband who is awake and not gone.