The trachea tube, respirator and drugs help - but you can run out of solutions. He said the pressure still has to improve but there is a little progress in the reaction area. Nothing that we didn't already know, but good to hear the doctor say it. It's really hard to picture a complete recovery. It's so far off - yet it's not impossible.
Compromises are easier to picture.
At this point you feel that life in a wheelchair isn't all that bad. That would be rough. Just hope for the best and try not to think about the worst. There's no way you can hope to expect hourly improvement. About the same' after each visit is becoming tiring.