07/19/2004 at 6:25 p.m.

It was a big day for Jess today. They took him down for an exray of his neck to see if he had any torn ligaments or damage to bones in his neck. Everything was perfect...no damage! So they took the big plastic confining brace off and gave him a soft one just to support his head until he remembers to use his neck muscles again. The oral surgeon also took all of the rubber bands off of his teeth so he can now partially open his jaw. He has been yawning and wiggling his lips and opening his mouth a lot. They still have it wired so he cannot open it 100% and those braces will need to stay in place for 1 more month. But, if Jess was awake he could now eat soft foods and sip through a straw. So wake up my son...I know you are very hungry. The doctor also started him on a drug called provigil to help his brain focus better and maybe be more alert. More little steps every day. We may be moving to a skilled nursing facility on Thursday. If so, I am not sure if they have a computer I can use. I may have to find a library or somewhere that I can update the website. More news on that in the next day or so. We would greatly appreciate some additional prayers for Jess to wake up a little more so we can move quickly to the Elks Rehabilitation center instead of the nursing home. We remain positive and know this is just a stepping stone to his whole, complete and perfect recovery!