Wow Phil.  We have been praying for all of you.  What an ordeal he is going 
through.  Praying continued improvement and truth to be revealed.  Yes, 
Craig is the best there is.
Thanks for keeping us updated.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 6:04 PM
Subject: Grandson Report #8


> 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.
>