Today was kind of encouraging. The neuro team came in and when they did pain stimulation, Lynn flexed both arms all the way up to the trach, which the neurologist call localizing. This is evidently a really good sign. He is not only reacting, but he is localizing the reaction. They then explained to me that he is overall improving slowly and that the next step towards coming out of the coma could be a slow process. It involves opening his eyes, tracking, and responding to verbal command. They said that when the brain has experienced swelling that it can a long time to progress from one step of a coma to the next. I was pretty encouraged by their attitude. They are introducing free water into his digestive tract to see how it handles it. Remember, except for the Lactalose, he had been receiving all medications and nutrition through his IV sites. We are crossing our fingers that his gut reacts positively. So we will continue to patiently wait (not my best attribute) for him to wake up. Until tomorrow, take care.