Sunday, March 16th – 8:00PM

Bill was back to himself a bit more this evening. He still has trouble opening his eyes and, when he does open them, he doesn’t seem to be able to move them or focus well. But, reactions in his face show us that he’s seeing and recognizing peoples’ faces. He was able to squeeze hands and, for the first time since Friday, indicated that he wanted to write. Danny and his family stopped by for a visit and my dad was joking with Danny by writing messages for him to get out and who was the ugliest and who was the smartest. He also wrote to Lori, “I love you, too.” The talk with the surgeon confirmed that the latest CT scan results show that the bleeding has stopped. The ventriculostomy seems to be successful and has allowed the doctors to regulate the pressure in his skull. But, today’s challenge seems to be with his lung function. Apparently, the only way that they’re able to get sufficient oxygen in his blood is to have him breathing 100% oxygen. They’re going to do another MRI and chest x-ray to see what might be impairing his lung function. His fever is still climbing and hovers in the 102’s. But, the good news is that the Infectious Disease team still hasn’t found any infections. At this point, everyone is attributing the fever to the blood in his brain or, potentially, pressure on the part of the brain that regulates temperature.