07/03/2004 at 9:30 P.M.

Happy Birthday Jess! Jess had a good day today. He didn't require as much pain medication and rested quietly most of the day. He still has the post-surgery hiccups and Curtis shared them with him! PK, we tried to feed Jess some of the cake but it wouldn't fit down that 3/16 of an inch tube, maybe later. Jess loves dolphins so we started a 1,000 piece photomosaic dolphin puzzle today in his honor, and we're trying to finish it before the end of the day, before his birthday is over. Ten of us are working on it in the ICU waiting room, and with much luck we may be able to finish it in a week, but we'll try to finish it sooner. Friends and family celebrated Jess's birthday today at Ann Morrison Park, but it just wasn't the same without Jess. We'll make sure to save some cake for him for when he wakes up! We wish you all a happy 4th of July! Updated by: Curtis (a good friend of Jess)