NATALIE ALLEN, CNN ANCHOR: From Florida, word that eight-year- old Jessie Arbogast is making progress -- he's the little boy who was attacked by a shark one week ago. Let's get the latest now on Jessie from CNN national correspondent Brian Cabell. He's at the hospital -- Brian.</s>BRIAN CABELL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good afternoon, Natalie. Doctors this morning said progress for little Jessie has been slow, but it has been steady. They warn that it will not be anything dramatic, happening in the next week or two; he will not suddenly wake up one morning and say Hi, Mom. It's very unlikely anything like that will happen. It will be slow, but steady. He remains in a light coma. His kidneys are not working yet, but they seem to be getting better. He opens his eyes from time to time, but doesn't appear to focus. He has a gag response. he has a cough response; that's promising. He's also breathing almost on his own. Most promising of all, there is increased electrical activity in his brain, doctors say, and family and the medical doctors also say that he seems increasingly responsive every day.</s>DR. ROB PATTERSON, SACRED HEART CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL: He does, when you put the arm that was not bitten into an uncomfortable position, he does drive to move that into a position of comfort. He wiggles his toes. As yet, we don't have a sense that on any continuous basis he knows exactly where he is or the details of what's going on around him, but he does respond to outside stimuli.</s>ALLEN: Brian, what an ordeal. We're so glad to hear he's doing better -- thanks. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
Doctors Say Boy Attacked by Shark Slowly Improving