More on John Hancock

Message today from MikeMac:

John's doing well. He was joking around a lot yesterday, and we were glad he had his sense of humor. His face is very expressive, but sometimes he drifts off to sleep in the middle of a sentence. He was able to move his toes a bit, and his left arm is very mobile. He tried to scratch his face a lot (he hasn't shaved in quite some time), but couldn't quite make it. He was very thirsty, and tried to get more ice chips out of us, but he just wanted to chew them, instead of letting them melt like he's supposed to. We chided him for it, saying he should do as mother (and the nurse) say. He rolled his eyes and kept telling Juan, "I've got it down now, let's try again," and opened his mouth for more ice.

The nurse said his red blood cell count was pretty low, and when the viscosity of the blood drops, your body responds by making you thirsty. His eyes don't seem to close all the way, but they have some goop they put on his eyes to keep them from drying out. He can see well enough to recognize people if he's focused, but his hearing is top notch. The feeding tube will be coming out today, and John will receive his first meal in two-and-a-half weeks: Chicken broth and Jell-O. John says, with a huge grin, "It's gonna be delicious". He's making truly awesome progress.