Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Update- March 11, 7:45 p.m.

I just talked with Stephanie, and visitation is on hold until further notice. Jesse is still at the stage of acknowledging with his eyes when his name is spoken (loudly) and will squeeze a hand or shake a foot when shaken and commanded to do so. So far, his brain isn't ready to come out of suspended animation.

They've put his breathing and drainage tube back because of concerns over fluid in the lungs. He'll have a Cat again tomorrow. They've got concerns about the hemotoma in his leg clotting, but can't put him on blood thinners, so have parts of him packed in ice.

While Steph and Jesse's Mom weren't sure if they were going to want people up there encouraging him, the staff have determined that limited access, and minimal disturbances are best at this point. They are going to let the pros handle the stimulation for now.

Visitation is on hold until Friday at least. I'll email/post updates as soon as I get them. Steph will be updating either Eric or I whenever there's something to update. I might go up and sit with Jesse's mom for a while tomorrow, as Steph has to run back to TC and handle a few things at work at the very least.

Please direct anyone who knows Jesse to the blog to get information and so that they can leave comments.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

We have you in our thoughts as well as LOTS of other people that are pulling for you to recover quickly!

Anonymous said...

You have prayers for a speedy recovery from Grand Rapids!