Good Weekend

Hey folks!

Dad rested well over the weekend without any major issues. About the biggest problem that he encountered was no one being able to find the channel that the Nascar race was on Saturday night. Other than that, it was pretty uneventful.

The various therapists will start working with Dad today on getting him off the vent, keeping his legs and arms limber, and continue his speech exercises. Mom said that Dad was moving the muscles around his eyes a lot more on Sunday, so we're hopeful this area will be the next breakthrough for him. One of our good friends who had GBS opened his eyes on day 57, and we're fast approaching that milestone for Dad's condition.

Mamaw, Dad's mom, went to see him for the first time on Sunday. It wasn't that she didn't want to see him or he didn't want to see her before now. We decided (and by we, I mean me) that we wanted to get him in better shape before we took his 90 year-old mother to see him. If anyone has ever had a family member in the hospital with a similar condition like Dad’s, then you know what I'm talking about. People see it in the movies or in pictures and think it’s no big deal. But until it's someone that you love in that bed, hooked up to a multitude of machines keeping them alive and looking almost lifeless, no one can describe to you the overwhelming mountain of emotions that explode within you at first sight of see them. The best way I can describe it is that it’s like your heart is constantly tearing apart the entire time you're in the room. It’s a crushing sensation that I wish on no one and that few people can/have handle. But Mamaw, being the 90 year-old superwoman that she is, did great with the experience and is excited about the prospects of Dad getting better soon.

OK… that’s it for now. Take care and we’ll update you soon!

Team Jerry all the way!!!