7/01/04 at 8:30 P.M.

When I visited with Jess this morning he was quite restless. He was unable to go without the breathing machine most of the day. The physical therapist worked a little with him but his right shoulder seemed very painful so she backed off because his pulse and blood pressure rose considerably. He did open his right eye and moved his thumb and hand on the left side. It is the first positive activity we have seen on the left side. This evening Jess is resting very peacefully. His pulse was around 88 his respiration at 18 and his blood pressure was 120/64. It is a great relief for us. He is going in for a somewhat minor surgery tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. to have a tube inserted into his stomach. This tube will enable them to feed him directly into his stomach instead of through the central line in his arm. It will provide him with better nutrition. The doctor said his white count is down, no temperature, and his internal organs are strong. If you could say an extra little prayer for the doctor performing the su rgery and for our Jess tonight we would be so thankful. We will update you tomorrow after the surgery. Thank you to PK for suggesting the Guestbook, to Curtis for setting it up and to Joey for perfecting it and adding the new picture of our Jess. We love you ALL!