Ginger is out of the coma - no sedation, no seizures or tremors last night so the EEG machine has been removed [they left the electrodes in her head to do a follow up study next week], she is still hooked up to the ventilator but is mostly breathing on her own - she still has a fever and continues to receive pain medication and antibiotics...she is responding to verbal and physical cues - opening her eyes, wincing when a needle is poked into her, coughing while they suction out her lungs, reacting to ice packs being placed on her to reduce the fever - her facial expressions suggest to me that she is wondering about her unfamiliar surroundings..

The nursing staff at the hospital are amazing caregivers and support for Ginger and us - thank you for your labors of love.