James may be transferred to comox in the next week! It will feel good to get home, and when he is ready for rehab he can transfer back to Victoria. James was a busy guy today. He has been allowed to get up in his chair twice a day for the last three days. He has gotten up for three hours in the morning and two hours in the late afternoon. Today he was awake and moving around a lot almost all day. He was finally settled when I went to say goodnight tonight. This morning when I arrived at the hospital I sat about midway up his bed facing him and was talking to him when I felt a knee in my back! When I reached back and touched his leg he laughed. Then he did it again . When his nurse came and was talking about suctioning his trach tube, he turned and open and closed his teeth at her. It sure seemed like he was warning her! When I went to see him to say goodnight tonight his nurse told me that he was grouchy with the girl from respiratory therapy too! He was apparently pushing her away and making unhappy noises at her. I think that he is feeling about done with the trach and being suctioned! Yesterday was a beautiful day and we were able to take James outside for the first time in 2 months! It was so nice and I think that the different scenery may have helped to bring him to a slightly higher state of awareness today!