Thanks for the prayers and phone calls and emails and everything! I haven't been able to get online with my computer until now... and cellphone doesn't work in my hometown and has to be off in the hospital... so communication has been sparse, I realize.
The good news is that they moved Greg out of ICU yesterday. He's now in the neuroscience unit awaiting his coming out of the coma. He moves his legs a lot and has opened his eyes the last couple of days.
He's proven to be a bit feisty... pulling out his breathing tube a few days ago. Yesterday he pulled the feeding tube out of his nose twice. The third time they put it back in, he mumbled "take it out" -- a wonderful sign!
Yesterday morning, my mom and I came up to the hospital. (It's an hour away from my hometown.) They had him propped up in a chair. Our pastor had arrived as well, so mom was talking to him while I was telling Greg each person around the world who I knew was praying for him. All of a sudden I realized his eyes were open, so I called mom over. She got in front of him and said hello, and he smiled. It was the sweetest moment.
When the pastor was about to leave, he said, "Greg, I'm going to say a word of prayer, okay?" And Greg nodded his head. And I cried.
All good signs.
I know there is a long road ahead. Tonight the doctor said that he could be here another six weeks. But each little thing is so encouraging... things could have been worse.
My whole family is up in Sioux Falls tonight. A sweet friend of the family bought us hotel rooms so that we could all be up here for Christmas Eve and be able to see Greg and not have to drive back and forth.
I guess my Christmas wish is just that he would wake up soon and that he is the same good-natured brother I've always known.
Hoping you all have a merry christmas. Be sure to tell your family that you love them.
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