07/11/2004 at 7:00 P.M.

We had quite the evening last night. At 11:00 p.m. I finally left the hospital to go get some sleep. Chris likes to stay a bit longer and I come in earlier in the morning. When he did not return around midnight, I started to worry. At 4:00 A.M. he showed up with news that they moved Jess out of the ICU. The life flight helicopter flys right over our motorhome so I knew several times in the night it had arrived. They moved Jess because he was stable and felt it was time. Yippee! A step closer to the door! He had a restful day and his doctor came to visit with amazement at how well Jess looks and how calm he is staying. It is a good day and we feel we are moving forward everyday. The little improvements are huge steps to us. He is also coming off the bi pap breathing machine and on to a trial machine that just gives him a mist and he breathes totally on his own. They took the constant feeding machine away and are now feeding him 6 times a day and hope to get him to 3 times a day like you and I. But Jess usually eats all day so 6 would be fine with me! We love you all and keep the circle of love and prayers coming to his new room #663.