Will be looking forward to more testimonies as the days go by.
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From: Phil Scovell <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Friday, June 7, 2013 6:24 pm
Subject: Re: News About Everett
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> Yep, it is God all right.
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> Phil.
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Vicki" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, June 07, 2013 6:15 PM
> Subject: Re: News About Everett
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> >I cried as I read this wonderful report. How Good is God or what!
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> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Phil Scovell <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Date: Friday, June 7, 2013 2:32 pm
> > Subject: News About Everett
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> 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.
> >>
> >> 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.
> >>
> >
> > Vicki & The El
> >
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