Day 2 brought soft sliced peaches and custard to Gerry's bedside. He was able to hold the bowls in his hands and sip water, and joke with nurses as they checked what must have felt like hundreds of monitors attached to his body.
He's still in the Intensive Care Unit, but he's recovering at a rate expected by his doctors. Though there were phases of elevated blood pressure due to pain, his facial nerves are already beginning to strengthen. The weak right side of his face began to move during the day Wednesday, and by 9 p.m. he was able to move his eyelid.
Gerry recognizes that he is confused at times because of his medication (this is a common side effect), but he's able to carry on normal conversation. At one point, he began humming a familiar worship song.
"His body is slowly waking up," Bernie, Gerry's nurse, said.
After a full eight hours or more under deep anesthesia, "waking up" can take several days, Bernie said. In many ways, Gerry remains partially asleep.
Before family members left the hospital for the night, Gerry asked if they could all pray together, behind his curtained area in the ICU.
We expect Gerry will be able to receive visitors in a few days, when he's in a regular hospital room.
Thank you so much for your continued prayer and support. The hurdles and pits on this road we're traveling are smoother because of the many friends who stand beside us now.
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