Dear Phil,

Oh, how sad. This brakes my heart.

I'm praying for a complete recovery for little Everett, and to happen soon.

I sure hope they find out who did this.

I'm praying for yo and Sandy, too.

Blessings,

Pat Ferguson
At 07:04 PM 5/16/2013, you wrote:
>All of us saw Everett for about an hour today but he was vomiting 
>when we arrived, either from the head injury or the medications he 
>is taking by mouth for pain.  The therapist, a couple of different 
>ones, tested him today for about 30 to 45 minutes each.  They put 
>him on steroids because one of his frontal lobes is still 
>swollen.  He also still is getting blood into his ear canal that's 
>been leaking into his ear since the night it happened last Saturday 
>night or Friday around midnight.  We still are not certain but 
>recent events indicate he was jumped and beaten and possibly struck 
>by a hammer in the back of the head.  My son, Big Everett, leans 
>toward the idea he was later pushed out of a car because his friend 
>didn't want to bring him home injured in this manner since it would 
>finger him, or others, close to the group.  His friend went to work 
>Monday but cried so much during the day, they sent him 
>home.  Something is wrong there and all the way around. Everett will 
>remain in this hospital through the weekend and then, Monday, 
>transported to Craig Hospital here in Denver which is a high tech 
>specialty trauma therapy hospital especially for brain injury 
>patients, or are being fitted with a new arm or let, and you name 
>it; they do it all.  It is difficult to say how long he will be 
>there.  A CT scan today showed, and I quote, "Moving fluid."  When 
>questioned, the nurse said it was not blood but apparently something 
>around the frontal lobe on one side I mentioned.  He remembers 
>telephone numbers, he recognized me and Sandy today first thing when 
>we walked in, but it apparently, it appears to me, a long recovery 
>period of time.  At least he has his age on his side.  My spinal 
>surgery at age 57 still has side effects 4.5 years later but I was a 
>lot older than 17 years of age.  He is on steroids now, too, due to 
>the frontal lobe swelling. Unless he vastly improves, he won't be 
>coming home any time soon until they get the swelling and pain level 
>down somewhat lower than it is now.  It could be worse but then I 
>could be blind, too, smile.
>
>Phil.