I think Brendan said it best - it's all up to Emily now. She was completely off her sedation for a couple of hours today - lots of moving her arms and legs, stretching and yawning. She just isn't quite ready to wake up. Her MRI from yesterday afternoon showed the "natural evolution" of her brain injury. One of her doctors described it like watching a bruise change color from day to day.

She did breathe on her own for a few minutes today, but she was putting too much effort into breathing so they turned the respirator back on. We'll try again tomorrow.

Tomorrow Shari (her nurse) and I are going to tackle her hair. This impending project gave me an excuse to go to Cherry Creek and hit the Aveda store for supplies - I was actually out and about in the middle of the day! We're going to get the tangles out and wash and condition it. We're also going to try to get her out of bed and into a chair for a few hours.

Hannah has been a big help. She comes to the hospital every afternoon after school and reads to Emily. All three of us have different books going with Emily right now. It's a nice way to let her know we're with her and pass the time, and since we all know how much Emily loves to read it just seemed like the logical thing to do.