What she can do

my dad and i have taken a break from waiting at her bed side. 

She will respond when you ask her to open her eyes and when you ask her to squeeze your hand. She is still sedated, this is because of all the tubes as it can be very uncomfortable. They however are going to reduce the sedation as it interferes with the healing process. they won't totally remove it as it would be unbearable for her however they don't want her too sedated as that would slow or interfere with the healing process