Thursday, August 21st

Not much has changed today. He's very tired and weak, so we are encouraging him to work hard and stay strong. It is going to take time, but we have plenty of time for him. I wish I could give everyone more information, but there simply isn't much to give. I know it is frustrating for you - trust me, it is frustrating on our end as well. But I assure you that as we learn more, I will be providing updates.

Today, he had some visitors, but we are limiting visitors to give him as much rest as possible. We don't want to overstimulate him. One of his visitors told me today that instead of saying "I think I can, I think I can," we have to say "I know I can, I know I can." We know he can get through this.

Purely by coincidence, when I left to get myself some dinner to bring back to the hospital, I was given this Diet Coke can from the restaurant. The best can I could have gotten. How did they know?