Today was awesome and included some laughs.  This is Shaye.  Around 5pm, I went back to visit him.  He was wide awake and said, "Hi." when I walked in the room.  It's amazing to hear his voice after silence for so long, even though it is quite groggy/froggy.  I said, "Hi there.  Isn't this a crazy situation?"  He said, "Yeah."  I asked him several questions and he was answering most of them.  I even told him that he was the one who pulled out his ventilator and he said, "Wow, really."  I asked him if he wanted to watch some All Creatures Great and Small movies and he said he did.  I asked him if he could see the TV which was showing Jeopardy at the time and he said he could.  I asked him if he needed anything and he said, "Root Beer."  I explained that he couldn't have any of that and he said, "I'll talk to the girl (nurse) about it."  When I was leaving, I said, "Rich, I gotta go now and get home to Amanda and the kids. So I will see you tomorrow."  He raised his hand to me and said, "Carry On."  We saw his old personality today which made us all laugh.  Earlier during lunch, after a large burp sound, he nodded his head proudly and Amanda said, "Glad you still have your sense of humor," which made him nod again.  Progress is slow in some ways and fast in others.  It may be a long road, but everyone feels blessed right now.