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Ability [ inaudible ]. without getting too technical, we have a grading scale that we apply to all head injury patients. and this bumps her up, just to open your eyes spontaneously and become aware of your surroundings. so it is a significant move forward. how long is she keeping her eyes open, how long a stretch? i was there for at least three to five minutes when she was doing that. and this morning, we re going 10, 15-minute range. one thing i do want to stress is just like if you had a hard day, or let s say a professional athlete played a very strenuous ball game, they re going to be tired the next day. it s no different with her. every exertion, every milestone, every bit of progress forward is an exertion. if she s opening her eye for one 15-minute period and down for two hours or so, that s okay. that s what we expect with neurologic recovery. could you tell us the certain things you don t want to give ....

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