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.
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