Wednesday, March 19th - 9:00PM

I hate roller coasters. Did I ever tell you that?

I've held off from updating today because it's been such a wonderful day, today. All day, he seemed to be more awake and aware than previous days. He was playful and full of humor. He even played, "Slaps" with Lori - and, he even got her once! Lori was always bad at slaps, but not that bad. He seemed a little confused earlier in the day, as he thought his brother Mike was Mike Caruso, whom he'd worked with years earlier. He also wanted a gallon of sweet tea and "the girl who went to Mt. Carmel." We're still not sure who he's talking about there. He was able to focus and move his eyes and recognize how many fingers someone was holding up. He's still got a fever, though, and we've heard that they suspect that he does have pneumonia. His CSF fluid looks more clear today. So, just as yesterday appeared to be bad on all fronts, today seems to be all good.

Of course, alot of the doom and gloom from yesterday was because of the conversation with the doctor and not from our interpretation of my dad's state. So, it's possible that the doctor is right and my dad's apparent progress is an abberation. I hate roller coasters ...

Please hang in there and keep the prayers coming.