Gray skies are slowly clearing up

Mike was more awake today. He recognized a good friend today, Paul, and spoke his name when asked. Mike appeared to stay awake most of he day and this evening was dozing a lot and sleeping. He still needs to be reminded each day of where he is and why. He gave us all kisses and even blew his mother a kiss when he saw her. We were so surprised this evening at our 8 pm visit. Thirty minutes after we arrived they came and started gathering all of his medical supplies including him and his bed and started moving Mike down the hall. So great news! Mike has been moved to "Step-Down" which is really a step up for him. His condition is now ICU-Shock Trauma Intermediate Care stable but guarded condition. Prayers are working. A giant baby step in his recovery. Tomorrow morning, another cat scan will be done to see if there is a build up of blood or fluid and to compare with the last scan . This will determine if a shunt needs to be inserted into the brain to drain excess fluids. Sorry I was misinformed that it was going to be the Acute Care Unit by someone. So the visiting hours are the same: 12 noon till 6:30 pm, and 8 pm till 10 pm. Mike is now on 4 North-Room 8. Will post again after the cat scan report. We will all sleep better tonight.