Yes, miraculous though it is, just the early stages. We are sure praying
with you.
Vicki
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From: "BD" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 8:30 PM
Subject: Re: Andy update Sunday
> Thanks Vicki and all for your continued prayer. I hope he does recognize
> me too but I have to remind myself he has had severe trauma and it is only
> two weeks to the day the accident happened. I've been praying for him
> nearly every spare minute I found myself in today, and as well tonight
> while doing some office stuff. I began to be very sad envisioning this
> bright and witty young man with his whole life ahead of him, reduced to
> such struggles and I pray very fervently that he is granted a full
> recovery to live a normal life and not that of a childlike mentality or
> capabilities. Perhaps I entered a moment of fear but it hit me like a dark
> cloud. I continue to pray through and for him. Thanks again for all the
> prayers and although I'm not responding to all the other requests I have
> been praying too. Trying to keep up with email and such.
>
> Brad
>
>
> on 06:52 PM 5/8/2006, Vicki and The Rors said:
>
> Praying still. Sounds like he is really coming along. Hope you are able
> to
> see him and that he does recognize you. Keep us posted.
>
> Vicki
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "BD" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2006 9:53 PM
> Subject: Andy update Sunday
>
>
> > I called Andy's mom. Here is the latest update. They took him for a
> walk
> > down the long hallway, and he did very good. Leaned a little to one
> side
> > but overall very good. They have him sitting up a lot. His head wrap is
> > off. They have him strapped in the chair when he is up so he doesn't
> hurt
> > himself somehow. He is very loopy yet from the meds and it is uncertain
> > yet if he recognizes people or not. His fiance brought in his one year
> > old son but he didn't respond much. Andy does talk although not
> always
> > making sense. He knows his mom but that might be because she has
> referred
> > herself to him as mom so often. He knows his name and birth date but
> can't
> > remember why he is in the hospital. He gets agitated some and will say
> > stuff like... "Mom I need to sit down" when he is sitting down but
> then
> > puts his pillow on the bed. They think his reference to sitting down is
> > him meaning he wants to put his feet on the bed while sitting in the
> > chair. They said he has a lot of bruising of the brain in the frontal
> > area, which controls behavior. Bruising is not repairable in the brain
> and
> > we can only hope it isn't too severe. I guess the nurses well know he
> > remembers how to toss out expletives, but they say this is common in
> head
> > injuries. His mom said he will sit and he is a bit anxious trying to
> lean
> > forward and reposition himself and etc. The nurses said when he goes
> for a
> > walk he is very content afterwards so the exercise and just getting out
> of
> > bed or the chair probably helps. We just continue to pray his brain
> isn't
> > damaged to a point of not being able to function but in all our
> wishing,
> > we have to remember it hasn't even been two weeks since his accident
> and
> > he is doing great in recovery. They are getting him ready to go to
> another
> > floor, the floor to begin rehabilitation. Andy has a pretty big hole
> in
> > one elbow they need to do surgery on, as well a couple cracked collar
> > bones they need to fix up. Then they figured about 3 to 4 surgeries on
> his
> > head which they'll do last. I am going to head over there Wednesday
> night
> > and get in late and hopefully Thursday go see him if not on the
> weekend. I
> > plan to go in and not tell him who I am to see if he recognizes me.
> Then
> > I'm going to grab his hand and pray with, or for, him, perhaps silently
> as
> > to not cause him distress if he can't understand what I'm saying,
> we'll
> > see. I appreciate your continued prayer for him for a full recovery.
> They
> > indicated there will be a time when he will have need for assisted
> living
> > facility as he'll be too healthy for the hospital but not well enough
> to
> > care for himself without supervision. Oh and they took the feeding tube
> > off and he is eating well with a good appetite, I believe they are
> feeding
> > him and he is not yet feeding himself. So that is the update for now. I
> > was thinking of bringing him a new fishing rod and reel because Andy
> > loves fishing, but I'm not sure that would be good yet. If I knew he
> was
> > understanding everything, I thought it would be a neat thing for him to
> > look on leaning in the corner of his room as incentive to bust out one
> > day, but he's got a way to go yet.
> >
> > Brad
> >
> >
>
>
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