Sunday, June 27, 2010 10:50 AM, MDT

This morning, Bill was opening his eyes nearly all the way. He was squeezing our hands, looking at us, and was fully aware of our presence. He stayed 'awake' for about two hours. Joy was reading a magazine to him, and it was clear that he was understanding what she said. All is well for now.

Monday, June 28, 2010 10:55 AM, MDT

Bill's is able to open his eyes all the way and stay awake for a while. This morning when the dr came in and was talking to the nurse Bill moved his head towards the dr and looked at him and seemed to be listening. Bill is still on a ventilator and in ICU. But his "numbers" are getting better everyday. All good signs. He has been pronounce no longer contagious so we don't have to wear any more plastic clothes. I can't tell you how uncomfortable they were. It is going to be a long process of healing so all keep all the prayers coming.

We are  finding Great Falls to be a very nice town. Lots of parks the Missouri river flows right through town. The people have been so so nice to us as well.

Tuesday, June 29, 2010 9:13 PM, MDT

Well we had a good morning, physical therapy was good he was making progress. Then this afternoon we had a little road bump. and they gave him something to relax him. He has tested positive for another bacteria. Doctors are being very proactive and are treating that before it turns into something else. We are back into the plastic outfits for a few days.

We are really liking the nurses that Bill has.It is too bad they have to take a day off now and then

These were long days of waiting. We would see Bill every few hours. We tried to fill the time between by exploring the town somewhat. Great Falls is very small and there isn't much to do there. It is a pretty town however. The hospital is within walking distance to lots of stores and restaurants, we did lots of walking.

The road bump that Bill had was a seizure. I was there when it happened and it was scary because I did not know what was going on. They started him on anti-seizure drugs which I was concerned about but had to trust the doctors. The whole time I had to trust what the doctors were telling me, looking back I realized that I probably didn't ask enough questions. I guess when you are in a situation like that, you have to trust that the doctors know what they are doing and that it is the right thing.

At one point early on in Bill's illness his heart went into 

a-fib. The doctor wanted to shock it back into rhythm. I had to give permission for that. It had risks, I looked at the doctor and said, you are dealing with an aggressive bug, be aggressive back. He smiled and said that he liked my style. I felt then that the doctors and I were together on this.

Because Bill was on so many and such high doses of anti-biotics his whole system of bacteria was wiped out. What moved back in was the bacteria from the hospital which has the potential to make people sick. There was risk of spreading the bacteria to other parts of the hospital so we had to "gown up" again.