By the grace of God, Austin James is showing improvements everyday. He is comfortable and stable. He has begun opening his BIG BLUE EYES a little bit more! We understand that his healing will be a very slow and gradual process; we're not sure whether Austin has any awareness of what he sees yet.

Thanks to Mimi, Grandpa Siwik, Aunt Mary Toth, and Cousin Dr. Dan O'Donnell who all stayed at Austin's side for the past few days. Nona came up and told Austin she's getting ready to make him some meatballs. We are comforted by all of your prayers, stories and words of inspiration. Although we grieve, our hearts are filled with hope and joy!

Mulva;825330 wrote:Hope the kid makes a good recovery, but that guy had no business flying after already having killed 1/2 of his family.

Laley23;825876 wrote:Bit unfair. We dont know what caused the first crash. Not to say I WOULD even WANT to fly again after crashing, but if it was some mechanical failure than flying his plane again is fine by me. I mean, should the pilot who landed in the Hudson not fly again? Granted no one died, but he was behind the controls of a plane malfunction.

A federal report into the 2003 crash found inaccurate pre-flight planning resulted in the plane not having enough fuel.

The National Transportation Safety Board also ruled that a utility pole the airplane hit during its forced landing, a low ceiling and dark night also contributed to the crash.

dave;850671 wrote:thanks for posting. tough but great read.

areyoukiddingme;851587 wrote:Mulva - and others - That's not totally fair. How many people are in terrible car crashes (their fault, or others). Does that mean they don't deserve to drive again?

NO malicious intent was there, I'm sure, it was an accident.