Zak here. Brad was finally taken out of ICU this weekend and the 50-60 staples in his scalp were removed too. He had a reaction to being taken off one of his medications that caused him to have the hiccups for 2 days straight -- that annoyed the hell out of him and made it hard to sleep. Finally the nurse gave him some meds that took care of them. A big hurdle for Brad right now is getting himself motivated to make progress and do what it takes to make himself well. Nearly two weeks of morphine and being bed-ridden has sapped his drive -- no surprise there! He's being weaned off the morphine and we're working to encourage him to take ownership of his wellness. This mainly involves listening to the nurses and doing limited PT.

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