8/11/04 at 6:46 p.m.

This morning we made a trip to St. Luke's for exrays of Jess' mouth. The oral surgeon is out of the office until Monday so we won't find out if he can get the arch bars out that were necessary to fix his broken jaw until he returns. Of course I thought the exrays looked great. It will be a glorious day when we remove those and get the trachea out. They cap the trache for the entire day now which means he is breathing totally on his own again. They put a misting machine on him at night. They are trying some new drugs on him to see if they can expedite the wakening process. Not being fond of pharmaceuticals I have a hard time with the many different drugs he is on. They assured me it will only be temporary. He was agitated and not too responsive today so we are monitoring it closely. We have so many decisions to make with his welfare that it is overwhelming sometimes to know what is the right one. We have to trust so many people. We are amazed at how many people are checking this website and thank each and everyone of you for caring. Our best wishes to all...