Update: 9/6/2010
Some more good news today. First off, Jeff's been off the ventilator all day today! He's breathing completely on his own. The doctors were surprised at how quickly they were able to wean him off the ventilator.
The preliminary results of the MRI showed no drastic damage to his brain, beyond what they would expect to see at this point. The family will meet with the neurology team tomorrow to get the full details of the MRI results. The anti seizure drugs continue to keep him drowsy. So we'll continue to wait for them to try and wake him.
His wife and the family have been noticing that Jeff seems to be more responsive when they're talking to him. He's been moving his eyes more (like when you're dreaming) and he's now moving his jaw. When they were moving him to the new bed he opened his eyes briefly.
As always keep the good thoughts and prayers flowing.
Frank