fully aware

it's like pulling teeth

getting information about my only daughter from these nurses

and her mom hasn't updated me since i last saw her

four days ago

but

her nurse told me this morning that she's sittin' up in a chair

(outta that bed, that's great!!)

and that this morning she's been 'fully aware'

i like that 'cuz she's been so zoned for so long


so her nurse said she's doing fine

that's all we can go with

that's good enough for me


i told the nurse to tell acacia that her dad called

i hope that's enough for her


THE NEXT STEP

in a long process of baby steps

-which she's taken so many so far

the next step is to take that breathing tube out of her throat

and have her breathing on her own

that would be a very big step

-say your prayers