Catching up on updates

I've gotten behind in my update, partly because I hit a wrong key before posting an update Wednesday night from my mobile and didn't have the patience to start over.



Wednesday night I got a call from a cheery Stephanie with updates- Jesse had a really good day. His mom brought in a "memory book" of photos from childhood on, and he did very well at remembering who was in the photos and what was happening at the time. He was awake a lot that day as well.



MRI's of his head/shoulder/spine show things in good shape. No damage to nerves going to the shoulder, head looks good with the spot where it was bleeding shrinking and the swelling beginning to abate.



Thursday was evidence of how things vary day to day. I ran up between meetings in TC to visit. When I got there at about 11:00 he had just woken up, having been restless all night. He was still groggy, but knew my name without prompting. We talked about a few things, and after I mentioned Dave Roe, he kind of stuck on Dave and California, and actually was recalling that Dave was about an hour from his office, and that they'd moved out there in the past year. We looked at some pictures I'd printed out and he remembered some of the people, but was tired and didn't feel like looking at it. Whether it's dryness or meds, he's itchy too, and was distracted by that as well. They kicked us out after a few minutes so he could do physical therapy, getting out of the bed and sitting in a chair.

He looks exceptionally well, other than being in bad need of a shave, and a little googly eyed. He's got a cast on his leg as opposed to the brace he originally had, as he was taking the brace off. I think he'd tear the cast off just for something to do, and to get at itches if he could.

When I came back in after his Physical Therapy he was sleeping, but I gave him a squeeze on the arm and told him "Hey big man, I'm taking off. I'll see you later" and he replied "OK Matt" without really waking up. That to me was a great sign, that his brain could process who I was by voice without having to work at it.


They've got an excellent Acute Recovery center there, and Nancy says it's really nice, good people, a gym, comfortable setting and room for family to stay over. In the next couple of days they'll evaluate him for admission to that program based on how much therapy he can handle in a given day. He'll get speach, occupational, and physical therapy there.

Basically, they're about done doctoring to him, and are ready to turn him over to rehabiliation and healing. The Neurologist said essentially that. His work is done, and Jesse's brain doesn't need anything but time and practice. The prognosis remains that he'll make a full recovery, but it could get frustrating for him along the way. The great news is that he's got excellent medical and disability insurance, and lots of family and friends to support him.

As usual, I'll post more updates when I get them or get another chance to go visit. Keep the prayers and well wishes coming. He enjoys getting cards and thinking about the people who sent them, and you can go to HERE TO SEND A CARD and they'll print it out and deliver it to him.