Feb 14th

We are sorry to report that Mitch did not have a good day today. They tried weening him off the sedation medicine in the form of a slow, slow release as they were bringing him out of his coma. He did pretty good in the morning, actually getting out of bed and sitting in a chair for 5 minutes. But then it all broke loose. After getting back in bed his whole back started tightening up and started hurting...... and then he had a major spasm on his right side this time, lasting at least 15 minutes! Although it was not a full scale attack like he had on his left side, it was none the less another attack and very painful. I can't tell you how disappointing this was to Mitch and all of us. It busted his spirits in half and is causing great anxiety all the way around. He feels like he took a half step forward and 4 back today, it's was a very disheartening day. The one thing that keep him going today was all the notes and cards dropped off for him. He really enjoyed Annette and I reading them to him, it made him extremely happy to see that people are thinking about him. He was funny (remember still on high meds) but he would quickly want to jump to who wrote the note and then want us to read it to him. The reading of the cards really seemed to help lift his spirts just a little. Thanks to those who dropped them off at our house, it seemed to help him cope with today's set back. Please keep him in your prayers.