Ice Chips!!!

Today a milestone happened. Scott again begged the doctor for a drink and FINALLY he said yes to ice chips. When Scott finally ate them with a spoon he leaned his head back and said "heaven". He's allowed 1/2 cup every 2 hours. What a difference that makes for mental health!!! The doctor also ordered a daily excursion for Scott where he can go out of his room and see windows and daylight for a short while. That is supposed to start tomorrow. Now he has something to look forward to every day besides pain, discomfort, noise, needles etc. I really like this doctor! Now there seems to be a possiblity of actually leaving the ICU in the next week or two. THAT is something to look forward to:) Another step in the right direction is that Scott has been off the ventillator since yesterday morning at 9:00. That means he's getting closer to eating and drinking!