LOOKS LIKE JOSH IS COMING BACK .. :)

Josh has made a lot of improvements within just this past week! :) .. He is starting to track his eyes a little more now as well as reacting to light .. When someone pinches his arm, he pulls away and opens his eyes .. Now that's the first time he has started doing that! :) Every little thing he does counts! ..

He keeps going forward!

So Josh is doing really well!! .. He's been leaving his eyes open a lot longer and its starting to look like he is focusing a little bit!! .. Also when ya mess with his feet or face, he does tend to twitch .. He has been looking better and better each and every day! .. The other day, I brought the sports section of the newspaper in and read to him about Deron Williams and the Utah Jazz and how much better they are playing than the Miami Heat (which is his favorite team). He's always hated the Jazz, but I've always loved teasing him how Deron Williams could beat Dwayne Wade on a one-on-one match. lol.. After I talked to him about what was in the paper, he just couldn't stop staring at me. I'm hoping that would stimulate him and have him snap out of it! lol .. The place where Josh has been staying the past week has really helped him tremendously! The nurses there are fantastic! They stimulate him by having the T.V. or radio on. Since Josh absolutely loves country, I played some of his favorite songs. Thank you so much you guys for your thoughtfulness and prayers! I do believe it has helped out a lot! That is why Josh is still with us here today and that he has been improving the way he has been! :)

Josh recently got moved from Intermountain Medical Hospital to a Convalescent and Rehabilitation Center. He currently had a temperature the other day of about 101.00 but now its lowered to about 99.00 as of today. He also has some infection in his lungs but they are treating it. The nurse said its not uncommon for him to get it because of the trake (which helps assist in his breathing) he has in his throat. Josh has been keeping his eyes open a lot more but he still isn't tracking or moving them yet.. Each day he has been looking a lot better..His brain is just healing right now and trying to mend itself back together.. It is going to certainly take some time but he will pull through! :)

It's time to wake UP, Joshua!!!

The good thing is, Josh is doing a lot better than the first day he was admitted to the ICU! He has definitely made improvements! :) He is still currently in a coma state, however. Lately, he has been opening his eyes quite frequently, but its just a blank stare. The doctors/nurses rate him on his level of consciousness from 3-15 (a.k.a. the Glasgow Coma Scale).. three is being in a deep coma and fifteen is being very conscious and alert. Josh is barely at an 8, which is considered on the border line of 'severe' ~ 9 to 12 is considered 'moderate' and 13 to 15 is 'minor'. ~ The more things he's capable of doing, the higher up the scale he goes! His Step Dad advised me that Josh was previously at a 6 earlier on this week. So lets hope it keeps moving up, which I have a feeling it will! :) In the meantime, Josh is going to be moving out of the Shock trauma-ICU very soon and he would no longer be considered in a 'critical' stage!