Awake

I saw Dad about a half hour ago. He was awake, his breathing was good, and his heart rate was good. He recognized me and mom and Steven and was answering our questions by nodding. We got a couple of smiles out of him.

He's still groggy and they are still bringing his sedatives and painkillers down. Also at some point today they're supposed to start weaning him off the vent.

We still have a long way to go but we're off to an encouraging start this morning.