Taylor had a pretty restless night. Late last night, his friends Nick and Nate Valdez came to visit. He was wide awake when we went in around 11pm. Nate is in the Navy and was able to get a couple of days leave to come to Florida from Illinois to visit him. Nick has driven up several times from Sarasota to be with Taylor. One night, Nick slept over night with us on the floor of the ICU waiting room so he could be "close to my Buddy". Taylor held their hands and they told him they love him. It was obvious that Taylor knew they were there, and I know he was glad to have them visit. Adults could learn a lot about love and loyalty from some of Taylors' friends.
Throughout the evening, Taylor's Nurse "held his hand a lot". She said he didn't sleep much and wanted her nearby. We're still sleeping at the hospital, but our presence sometimes gets Taylor worked up, and his pressure rises. He doesn't get as emotional with the staff, so it's better sometimes for them to comfort him. The staff decided he really needed to rest some today, so he was given some medication that will allow him to get some well deserved sleep and rest.
Taylor had a big week. He opened his eyes, moved his limbs, squeezed hands, held up a finger at the Doctor's request, shook his head "yes" and "no".
We've had nothing but good news this week from the Doctor and staff. It's been a great week.
This coming Tuesday, Taylor will have surgery again to do a few maintenance procedures that will aid in his recovery. We expect this will be the last of the surgeries. Please keep Taylor in your prayers for Tuesday.
Taylor has a big day coming up this Tuesday, and has had a busy week so he's earned taking today off.
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We are so excited with the good news about Taylor's progress. We're passing on the information to the Tabernacle church community, and you all are in our prayers. Tell Taylor he is expected at Camp Meeting to melt all the local girls' hearts. Love to you all. Genie, Ellis and Louisa
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