Tate, Jen, Jay, Chipper, Cheryl and myself made the trip up to Petoskey over the weekend. He has come a long way in the past week. Jesse was able to recoginize each of us and communicate in small bursts. It was the first time Tate or I had heard him speak since right before the accident and was a huge relief. He was able to smile and interact with visitors and looks amazing compared to last weekend. The knee brace and some light swelling are the only physical indicators that anything happened when he is sleeping.
When awake, the left eye is red but he has sight in it, his right arm does not have much strength, but he has full control and the knee cap is repaired and will get stronger in time. We all want him to make a full recovery and all the signs are there to make it a strong possibility.
The hospital staff has limited his visitors to try to control the amount of stimulation he gets and we soon found out why. Late in the afternoon he was getting ready for a milkshake and started getting restless and groggy. When the nurse brought the shake he was unable to grab the cup, he was disorientated and the left side of his face began to droop. The staff quickly got him in for a cat scan in fear that he was having a stroke. He is fine (too much activity), but it was a grim reminder of how delicate the situation is and far he has to go.
I know the family is very thankfull for all the support they have received and want us to continue. We all just need to remember that his body is healing and it will take some time. We all want things to go quickly, but mother nature has a timeline for our friend and we have to let him recover at is own pace.
God bless,
Eric
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Thanks for the update Eric. I hadn't read it before I posted my weekend update. I'm glad you got up there to see him, and am sure he is glad as well.
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