today, greg's stability improved. he slept through most of the night and had a quiet day. well, his iPod has joined him via his family, so not *too* quiet. doctors and nurses from 2 hospitals met with the family to lay out the "plan". if greg remains stable for the next couple nights, they will begin to back him off the ECMO machine. this is the next step to getting his body to care entirely for itself. greg's family says that he is receiving excellent and thorough care. they also ask for continued support, love and healing energy to be sent to greg - it makes a difference. emily is away for the week, so bucky (her husband) is managing the blog for now.