Lynn continues to make very small baby steps in his progress. He is now starting to flex his knees without stimulation and wriggles his lower legs and feet without stimulation. Although he has yet to wake up yet, today when one of the neurologists inflicted a VERY STRONG pain stimulus and yelled at him to open his eyes, he did open them momentarily. It didn't last long and they looked pretty glazed over, but it's a start. He has also back on spontaneous breathing with the ventilator only for backup. So far he has tolerated that much better than last time. Every four hours, the respiratory therapists come in and give him "sighs" with the ventilator which basically means that they give him stronger breaths for a few minutes which helps keep his alveoli (tiny air sacs in the bases of his lungs) open. The best news is that Dr. Elaine Skalaway is back on service this week. All of the neurologist attendings have been great, but Elaine is outstanding. She is the one who was on service when Lynn was first brought to the University and she took care of him when he was at his worst. She is extremely smart and very compassionate but professional. I am so happy she is back for a while. Let's pray that Lynn continues to make baby steps tomorrow! Until then.