Craig had a calm day in ICU, where he will likely stay at least until tomorrow. There have been no seizures since the surgery ended, thank God! So, they disconnected the EEG brain monitoring device and removed all the wires from his head. They also removed the oxygen tube from his nose and the drainage tube from his head, so he's much more comfortable. Just IV's now in his arms. I saw the incision today. Still the perfectly carved "C" on his head plus a row of staples on an extra incision to relieve pressure on the skin. I sat with him from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. or so, and he napped off and on and chatted, so he was coherent and relatively alert. The drugs are making him a bit dopey, and the constant interruptions from the staff made it difficult to do his usual serious napping. He's struggling being one-handed and left handed, so I fed him lunch and dinner. He ate every bite. I was able to work with the nurses for them to find a phone Craig could use to call his son David to wish him a happy 30th birthday, but there's no way for others to call him until he's moved out of ICU. He tried to read, but concentration was difficult, and holding the book and turning pages one-handed was too tough to manage today.

The best news of the day is that Craig has full sensory feeling down his right side...if you touch his skin, he can feel it everywhere. The signals from his brain to his arm and leg are generally not happening smoothly (he tries to move things and nothing happens), but he moved his shoulder once, his arm/hand once, and after I massaged his leg and foot, he was able to wiggle his toes a few times. So, definite signs of life. Yay!

I swam this morning at the Y and got some editing and reading done while Craig napped (our book Pure Gold is due in edited version to a Korean publisher in September, so editing it is my hospital sitting around project!). I left after dinner so I could come home to rest. We'll now see what tomorrow brings... Susanne