Phil, That is nothing short of miraculous!!!  Praise God!!!

Also you and Rhonda are right.  It doesn't appear to be often that 
the medical professionals will go all out in working with the family 
and Everett as these folks have been doing.

This is great news!  Thank you for keeping us informed; and my 
prayers will continue until he is fully recovered.

Love to you and Sandy,

Jackie

At 01:36 PM 6/7/2013, you wrote:
>He comes home Monday.  We had an all family meeting with three 
>doctors and several therapists and techs and each gave a 
>report.  His skull is still cracked in places but healing slowly as 
>brain injuries always do.  He still has double vision in one eye 
>that they cover up with glasses; clear glass on one side and foggy 
>glass on the other.  Physically, nothing is different than before 
>and although parts of his various brain lobes are bruised, they are 
>healing and the swelling is going down.  They hammer hard on no 
>smoking and no alcohol and explained in detail what those two things 
>can do to a brain trying to heal.  One of the doctors estimated 1 to 
>1.5 years out for total recovery.  He will be an out patient for 
>months, going into the hospital for a day, or half a day, for 
>testing and additional therapy.  They will assist him, as they 
>already have been, getting his GED, eventually going back to work, 
>which likely will be a few months before he can work, and to keep 
>track of the improvement of his cognitive development as he 
>continues improving.  Everett was in the office during the meeting 
>and all the people spoke directly to him the whole time.  We 
>listened to Everett asking them questions and then we asked our 
>questions when they opened the meeting for such.  Everett sounds 
>normal, with normal speech, and you'd never know he had a severe, 
>nearly fatal, head injury.  If the two people that called it in, 
>wouldn't have told the police that someone was laying in the middle 
>of the street when they did at 1 in the morning, Everett would be 
>dead today.  They even gave their names and phone numbers to the 
>police so we are going to get the report so we can thank them.  They 
>told the police they could be contacted to hear what happened to the 
>kid they reported.  Everett was dearly liked by every doctor, tech, 
>or therapist that worked with him.  He told them, he knows he has 
>been given a second chance, and he is going to make the best of 
>it.  He can't do any activities that would cause too much stress on 
>his head.  Bike riding, for example, wouldn't be wise until the 
>doctors say it is ok.  They are going to help him continue learning 
>to drive.  In a month, he was up for his own license and he has had 
>a driver's permit now for about a year I think.  Anyhow, they will 
>assist him in that by driving with him and working on various 
>techniques.  So, they are pulling out all the stops to help 
>him.  Our insurance was going to stop coverage Monday so the doctors 
>said they would slowly work with him through out-patient procedures 
>and even if he had to stay longer, the non-profit hospital would pay 
>for his care so money would be no problem.  As I told a friend, if I 
>didn't know better, I would have thought we were in a Bible study 
>with everybody getting a chance to talk and speak; it was that 
>good.  Gives me goose bumps just thinking about it.  These were 
>people who truly care for others and especially for the severely 
>injured.  He is a little nervous now to come home because, he told 
>his mom, I'm afraid I'll hurt myself.  They will be talking to him, 
>if they haven't already, even about that.  They don't miss a thing; 
>these folks are real prose in their fields.  Sandy or I will report 
>on his continued healing as it goes along.  Thanks for all the 
>prayers and when you think of him, and us, just whisper a little 
>thanksgiving and more healing for everybody in the Scovell family.
>
>Phil.
>