Update January 19th

Family members met with doctors on Friday. They were told that there is an 85 to 90% probability that Jimm will not be responsive enough to avoid needing long term care in a nursing facility of some sort. One of the only areas of his brain that was not adversely affected by the anoxia is his brain stem.. the part of the brain that leads to the spinal cord, that functions as a conduit for impulses between the brain and body, and is a center for respiratory and cardiac control. This is why Jimm is able to breathe without the ventilator. See- Not Affected In Jimm's Brain -on right
The experts estimated that six months would be needed for rehab before this stroke hit, now they say that if he is able to come back, it will take an additional six months just to get to that previous starting point.

In addition to breathing on his own, Jimm is following people with his eyes as mentioned previously, puckering his lips to kiss, turning his head side to side, and squeezing hands. Most other movements have been random and are not considered voluntary. No sure response for eye blinks to help in communication has been observed yet.. but they're working on it. He had dialysis today and is receiving IV feeding.
All the family members are concentrating on the remaining 10 to 15% possibility of a recovery. The approach will be to let Jimm rest and recuperate to give him every chance to get better. In the meantime, Deborah has taken a leave of absence from work to be there for Jimm.. watching over him and giving him lots of TLC.