This is Ron and it is monday morning May 21. I came to the hospital by myself to spend some alone time with Sherrie. Didn't get much, but I did get to speak with the Neurosurgeon who told me she continued to make progress. Her pupils are responding to light and when taken off sedation, she seems to respond. All are good signs but not predictive of a full recovery. While I was with her, she began to gag a bit and she moved her left foot. Again, a good sign but not predictive.

They just finished running scans on  her. The results continue going in the right direction. They have stabilized enough that we will be moving her tonight sometime. Our concerns now move to the extent of damage done to the Thalamus. There looks to be some permanent damage. How much we do not know. In the meantime, her moving is a good sign.

I spoke with the Dr. who will be taking care of Sherrie when she gets to Ryder in Miami. All things are ready to receive her. She has a really good doctor. I have spoken to him a couple of times today. He is anxious to get her a begin assessing her current state and then determine what functionality she will have. I continue to ask all to pray for minimal damage to the Thalamus so that she can maintain a good quality of life. 

We continue to see the hand of the Lord in our life. It is hard to wait for what will be the final outcome. Nevertheless, I would much rather have Him in charge than me. The kids, Brik and Fenwal folks here in Santo Domingo have been a strength beyond anything I could imagine. They seem adept at finding a moment where we can find something to laugh about in midst of such a painful experience. 

This morning, two members of the Area Presidency Seventy (Cornish and Andersen) came by the hospital. One was a pediatric surgeon who spent some time talking to me and providing some much needed council. For those not familiar with this term, these are men called to serve and assist the Twelve apostles in leading the affairs of the church around the world. It is a real honor to be able to sit and talk to them as I know they are very busy and hardly ever in the area. This too we see as another tender mercy provided by the Lord.

I appreciate all your prayers on behalf of Sherrie and my family. She has made such a remarkable impact on so many people that I can only imagine the prayers being said are echoing throughout heaven. She is a woman who has lived her life with no regrets.