He still gets most of his nourishment from liquid piped into his stomach, but is starting to eat solid food. And therapists are starting to help him walk between parallel bars. Using an alphabet board to talk with Dr. Mary McMahon on Monday about basketball, he volunteered that his father went to the University of Dayton. He seems to have no problem recognizing the friends and teachers who come to visit. But he ate eggs Tuesday morning and didn't remember by afternoon that he had done so.
Every recovery is different.
His family now believes it will. God finally thought it was time for him to wake up. We can wait a little longer for the rest of it. The Cincinnati Enquirer , a Gannett Co. Inc. newspaper.