[Update from Rob's Mom]
6:45 pm. We just came back from seeing Rob at the 5:00 visit. Soooooo many hoses--Mike counted 40 tubes going in and out. Marla and Jen went in first and during the visit Rob lifted one of his legs a bit and then his hand--the nurse was really surprised he did that. Then when Marla took his hand he responded by moving his fingers. He is so heavily sedated it was amazing. He is still in critical condition and will stay in the ICU a few more days. The balloon pump they put up through a vein in the groin area helps his heart to pump and so it doesn't have to work as hard. He might need that for a couple days. His coloring is rosier now with that help. They wean him gradually off the respirator over the next couple days--that's good. Right now he's on three different blood pressure medications to help with that. They will see how he does over time using less of that, too. Mike and I went in after Marla and Jen and when the nurse told us he responded to Marla we were in shock. The next visiting time is 8:15pm tonight.
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