Wednesday, December 7, 7pm

Praise God! - Ryan had a great day! He had his usual sleepy morning, but this afternoon he was responsive to our voices. Eric was on one side of the bed and I was on the other and he would turn his head as though looking at us when we talked to him. He squeezed his dad's hand when asked and tried so hard to open his eyes every time we asked - pretty remarkable because he's still on sedatives and on pain killers. He's wanting to be with us! His nurse said he wiggled his toes when she asked also. What an amazing day. He was so responsive even though his eyes were closed most of the time. We have such hope for an excellent outcome.
Today Ryan's ICP (inner cranial pressure) was 1 to 4! Excellent! His blood pressure was a little high - his nurse gave him some pain medication and his blood pressure went down a bit. He's still running a bit of a fever, but they are giving him some strong antibiotics to help combat any infection that might be causing the fever. We are anxious for the next step, but are learning patience and trusting the doctor's and most importanly God's timing.

It is so great to hear from you all. Some of you live so far away - we haven't seen you in some time and yet we still feel so close to you. Our friends in San Diego have just been incredible - feeding the dogs, taking care of things there and asking how else they can help. And my friends from the kids playgroup in Costa Mesa (from the time Lauren was about a year old) have been so wonderful. There is no way we can ever begin to convey how much we appreciate everything you've all done!

Again we say - Thank you for all your love and support.

Eric, Debi, Lauren, Cameron --- and RYAN!!