This has been a wonderful day. Hans said a new word this morning. "Coffee" It was a real celebration. He has also taken up saying "Shewee" when anything needs washing or he thinks it is dirty. When he is wet or dirty - when I come in to check on him - he grins and says "Shewee". I call that reall improvement. All the powers that be have told me there won't be any improvement but I kinda guess they are wrong. We even have a little movement in the affected leg every now and then. Maybe once or twice a month. But that is movement. He always moves it some when I am drying him off or putting lotion on his feet and legs but this is different. Usually happens when I am getting him up or changing him. I hope I'm not doing something that I shouldn't, but I am decreasing his Dilantin. Over the last two weeks I have decreased it from 4 capsules a day to 2. He seems more alert and doesn't sleep as much. He also takes Neurontin - which is also for seizures - as well as acute pain (In his back. He has been on Neurontin for several years due to Stenosis of the Spine. When I found out that it was also for seizures, I decided he did not need all that medication. I hope I didn't do anything that will harm him. Well, he is calling me. That means he wants to get up. So, I'll see if I get a "Shewee" from him.