UPDATE: Thursday May 05, 2011 11:59 PM

Thursday was an up and down day for Owen. He started off the day not feeling to well and not eager to communicate with anyone. This was more or less the case into the early afternoon. It was also discovered that his red blood cell count was getting pretty low and needs to be monitored very closely. This is either due to the loss of blood during the leg operation or simply from the trauma his body has been through. If his red blood cell count does not go up soon, he may need a blood transfusion.

On the bright side, late this afternoon the physical therapist stopped in to introduce Owen to a walker. He was not excited to use it at first but that changed when Andrew and Allison explained to him that if he wanted to get out of the hospital, he needed to prove to the doctors and nurses he was ok. This meant eating, talking and learning to use his walker. He immediately perked up and began scooting very slowly with his walker making sure not to put too much pressure on his broken leg. He basically answered all of the therapists questions and ate more food than he had up until that point. In a nutshell, Owen wants to "bounce" from UMC pronto.

All in all, he made significant progress today. Thursday's highlight came in the evening when Ella, Claire and Milo were able to visit Owen for the first time. Uncle Meeatch graced Owen with his presence as well.

O-Dogg proved today that he is a tough kid and has a strong desire to get back home with his family.

-Vance