Monday, March 23rd

8:00am - Donna and I went back to see Tim during visitation, and his Neuro Surgeon, Dr. Silva, asked the nurse why he was still sedated. Then he told her to turn off the sedation to let him wake up. It took about 10-15 minutes and he was moving around a little more, but still had his eyes closed. Dr. Silva, very loudly, said "Mr. Dobbs wake up, wake up Mr. Dobbs!" Tim's eyes popped open. He is awake now, but I don't know for how long. He is supposed to get the Tracheotomy today, so he will definitely by sedated for that. Tim was able to slightly follow the doctor's pen light on command, and squeeze the nurses hand very lightly when asked. Tim seems to be focusing on Donna's face pretty well. She is doing an excellent job of keeping him calm, and easing him to a more awake status. She's missed him so much, she just can't stop talking to him. I would not say that he is fully conscious, but getting there. His brain pressure is staying around 13-14 after waking up. I'll report more at the 11:00am visitation.

11:00am - Tim was given Morphine for pain relief, and slept through this visitation. As of now, they have not turned the Propenol (sedation) back on. There is talk of weaning Tim off the respirator today instead of doing the Tracheotomy. We are hopeful.

5:00pm - Tim was given Morphine at 4:00pm. So he is really out of it. He is not on any sedation, but the Morphine is keeping him asleep most of the time. His brain pressure is ranging 9-11. He will not be getting the tracheotomy at all now. They are in the process of weaning him off the respirator, and hopefully will take him off the respirator tomorrow. He is still moving his left side more than the right. When he moves his left leg, he has been lifting the whole leg. When Tim is awake, he is still very distant.