Tony Update - Day #9

Today is Friday, December 28, 2007, and this is Day #9 for Tony in the ICU at Ventura County Medical Center. He has made some good progress over the last 24 hours and is adjusting to his new "halo" (replaced c-collar brace around neck) and the removal of the breathing tube from his mouth/throat (moved to trachea). He's looking better every day and his sense of humor is very well intact even though he can only communicate through hand & eye movements and facial expressions.