06/30/04 at 6:30 P.M.

It was a quiet day today. We didn't have any tests or procedures except for the visit with a physical therapist. She will visit twice a day. It was good to see them moving Jess's arms and legs as he has been laying still for 13 days. He seemed to have a sore right shoulder. We are quite sure he has no broken bones but must be sore from the impact. The therapy will help keep his muscles strong and flexible. He was taken on and off of the breathing machines today and did ok. He does look peaceful most of the time. We are holding a great circle of love every moment. Love to all!

06/29/04 at 7:30 P.M.

Jess was breathing on his own for 22 hours today. He is so strong. They had to take the central direct line out of his chest and insert a "pik" line in his left arm. It is a line in which they administer the medicine and feed him through. He stayed quite calm and seemed to be peaceful most of the day. When his basketball coach visited, Coach Trinkle, he seemed to react to his voice. He partially opened his right eye today but we are not sure of the reason. We thrive on any indication of his return to us. We have had quite a few requests asking if they could visit Jess and we feel it is just too soon. He is still deep in a coma and we need to limit the stimulation to his brain. They say it is hard to sort out all of the sounds and even the presence of so many different people. It may be frightening for him at this stage in the game. We so appreciate the concern and will welcome the visits at a later date. Chris and I are trying to direct all of our energy to helping Jess feel safe and comfortable and would not want to neglect a visitor. Please pass this information on to anyone not visiting the website. We again and again cannot thank everyone enough for the support and love surrounding us. Please keep the prayers coming...I know Jess is hearing every single one.

06/29/2004

We added a guest book to the website today.

06/28/2004 at 8:00 P.M.

It is hard to relay the events in our day. It is like being on a rollar coaster. Early this morning they tried to take Jess off of the ventilator and he could not breath on his own but this afternoon they tried again and he did fine for four hours! They also lowered his medications and could go longer between administering shots. I continue to only give you the good news because we do not acknowledge some of the medical world's news. We are holding to the fact that Jess is whole, perfect and complete. Work with us in helping Jess to focus and see a forward direction with his eyes. He is still asleep but we feel he knows our presence and I believe we are all connected so we can send him the energy and strength he needs. Again I wish I could answer all of your messages individually. Chris and I and whoever is here read your messages in the evening and feel so blessed to have so many good thoughts and love surrounding Jess and our family. Thank you from our hearts...

06/27/2004 at 7:30 P.M.

Today was our best day! Jess seemed to be more comfortable and his vital signs were not going up and down as much. I read on www.waiting.com that it was important to tell him about the accident because he may be worried about his friends and confused as to where he is. We had a long talk with me doing all of the talking, of course,. but when I told him Curtis and Sean were ok and that he was in the hospital...his shoulders seemed to relax. He is still in a coma but we are seeing very small changes in his eyelid movement. I was allowed to put lotion on his hands and feet and he did not seem to mind and stayed in a peaceful place. He had another CT scan early this morning but no one has been concerned about giving us the results so we consider no news to be good news. It has been the longest 10 days of our lives but with so many loving thoughts, messages, prayers and hope...we make it through one day at a time. Our best to everyone!

06/26/2004 at 8:16 P.M.

We are in day nine. Today they took the tube out that was used to inflate his lung on the right side. His lungs are strong and they feel he can do without one more tube. As the doctor said, "each tube we remove gets him closer to the door". A good thing! They also took him off the ventilator for 1 1/2 hours and Jess was able to breathe on his own. Another good thing! We live for the good things! Tonight his temperature is a little high so they are monitoring him closely. The CT scan showed still additional fluid which the neurosurgeon feels will dissipate on its own. We are still in the unknown but know within he is on his way back. We miss him so much...

06/25/2004 at 8:30 P.M.

My son Joey, Jess' big brother left today to go back to Minneapolis. He has been updating this site and now I have inherited the privelege. So bare with me. Chris and I have been sitting here in the cafeteria reading the messages from all of you for the last hour. We are overwhelmed with the love surrounding Jess and our family and cannot thank everyone enough for being with us. Jess had a difficult night last night and part of today. The CT scan showed increasing edema (fluid or swelling in the brain). We were told at the beginning that it would peak on the 7th day (which was last night at 10:00 p.m.) and also it was the 3rd day after his surgery so we know we will see positive improvement moment by moment. He also had the tube removed from his head because it moved from the original placement in the ventricals in his brain. It was releasing the blood and the fluid. He looks beautiful and I love holding his hand and being close. We are continuing to gather strength and think only positive thoughts for his speedy recovery. We love you all....

06/24/2004 at 11:30 A.M.

Jess is doing good today and still recovering from the jaw surgery. He remains stable and is still in a coma. We are strong and full of positive energy. We are letting Jess know that all of you are sending your love and prayers his way and we are sure that he feels the overwhelming love. Thank you for your support and we will keep you all posted.

06/23/2004 at 10:00 P.M.

We made it through day 6! Jess looked so much better today without all the tubes in his mouth. He has his jaw wired shut, but he has less pain. He had rough post-surgery day with spiking temperatures, blood pressure, ICP, and pulse. He was sleeping peacefully when we last held his hand an hour ago. We have been getting all of your messages and feel so blessed to know how much love is coming our way. We know we are in your hearts! Good night...

06/23/2004 at 8:05 A.M.

Jess did really well in his surgery last night! The surgeon said that his jaw will be as good as new and everything lined up great. Jess should be in less pain now and be able to use his strength for repairing the rest of his body. Our spirits are high and we are taking the time minute by minute sending Jess all the energy we have. We also wanted to tell everyone that Sean, a friend of Jess, was released yesterday and that we are very thankful that he is on his way to a speedy recovery. Thank you for your thoughts, prayers, and support. We will continue to keep you updated on his progress.

06/22/2004 at 10:10 P.M.

The ICP dropped low enough for Jess to have surgery on his jaw. At 9:45 P.M., Jess went in for surgery to repair his broken jaw and the surgery is scheduled to last 2.5 hours. They will also put a tracheatomy(sp?) in and take out the tubes from his mouth. His mouth will be wired shut for about 6 weeks. We know he will feel better after this surgery and then he can focus on coming out of the coma. We are in the surgery waiting room, awaiting the good news. We will give updates in the morning.

06/22/2004 Morning

Jess has been in the hospital for 5 days now. We need everyone to send positive energy and thoughts to Jess so that he can have the energy to come out of his coma. Jess continues to be stable. We are praying for his Inter Cranial Pressure (ICP) to go down so that the surgeons can perform surgery on his jawbones.His family is all here with him in Boise, ID at the St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center. We have received many calls from everyone that cares for Jess and his family. Our hope is that we can get this web page out to everyone and then we can have a central place for everyone to go to find out how Jess is doing. This will reduce the amount of calls that we take and also make sure that everyone can get the information they need. We will try to update the page often to keep everyone informed. Thank you for all your prayers and positive thoughts, please keep them coming!

06/21/2004

We Created the Web Page to keep everyone up-to-date on Jess's condition.