{Karlton Bontrager}

It sounds as if Karlton is making progress each day.

I called the hospital last night, and my mother seems to think that Karlton is able to see, at least to some degree, through his left eye. She said that as he was sitting in his chair, she was doing something else nearby (not touching him), and he kicked her to get her attention.

Also yesterday, Jennifer called the hospital while my parents were out, but was able to talk to Karlton a bit. The nurse told her that his eyelids were fluttering as he listened to her on the phone. Later, my mother returned and asked him if Jenn had called; he nodded his head a little. Mom claims that while I was talking to him, his heart rate slowed a bit and that he was moving his mouth as if to try to answer me.