Saturday night update

Amy and Mike came home about 11:00p and reported that even though Saturday was suppose to be a day of rest for Dick he had his own agenda that evening. They had changed the ICP sometime around 6:00p and from 6:30 - 8:00p no one is allowed in his room while they change shifts and do reports. Mike and Amy had just returned at 8:00p and found Dick had just shortly before decided to sit up and start removing his IV's and tubing's. No worries he didn't get far. Nurses are always just outside his door. He did however cause quite a stir. They had just gotten him quieted down and were in the process of fixing any damage when Mike and Amy returned to find he had increased blood pressure and a raised temperature. Luckily, once Mike and Amy got there both of those returned to normal. (They have a wonderful calming effect on him) The nurse increased Dick's medication and he was resting comfortably within a short time. Amy reported that the pain medication had also been stopped for a short time that day to see how he would react, which is a normal procedure. He immediately became uncomfortable making leg and body movements and the medication was started again and this movement stopped almost immediately. He is reacting to pinches and pin pricks and moving his feet and hands when asked. We just can't get him to come around. But all of these signs are good. We want him back with us but we must remember that while he is not fully awake he is still healing. As hard as it is for us we must trust in the higher power that holds him and we must have patience.