Dear Phil,
Well, I'm still praying and I won't stop praying.
This sounds scarey to me, and you've been there, as far as the
hospital stay goes, so I'm glad you can relate to his fear. I know
what fear is like, I have it a lot. Vernon doesn't understand my
fears and why I have them.
I'm praying for a complete healing and for everything to turn out
normal and for him to be healed right away.
I'm also praying for Gretchan, as I know this is hard on her as well.
Praying for you and Sandy.
Blessings,
Pat Ferguson
At 12:01 AM 5/23/2013, you wrote:
>I went with Gretchen, and Big Everett met us up there
>tonight. Little Everett was playing basketball with his nurse, a
>female, in the gym when we got there. We had a plan as a family we
>talked over with the nurse and she was very helpful and
>agreeable. Sandy and I told Gretchen she had to stop sleeping all
>night up there. He is well enough, and old enough, to sleep on his
>own but he is scared. No, he won't admit it but as we talked it
>through with him tonight, he began to cry. Crying, I learned a long
>time ago, is ok and even medical science has figured out crying is
>good for a person when needed. I told little Everett about my
>experience being alone as an 11 year old and they didn't allow
>family members to stay with kids back then. Little Ev was wearing
>some glasses tonight, one side covered, to try and force his double
>vision back to centered vision. No, it isn't known yet how that
>will turn out so it is something to continue to pray about. Of
>course, violent blows to the head resulting in brain damage can even
>cause a retina to detach. Normally double vision isn't conducive to
>double vision as a side effect but it isn't all that uncommon
>either. I saw a frightened little boy there tonight. The routines
>they put him through today seemed largely classroom school work to
>find out where he is as far as cognitive thought and puzzle solving
>is concerned. I reminded him, although this probably didn't help,
>he was never alone even if his family wasn't right there with
>him. He has been wearing an I D ankle bracelet because they
>consider him to be a flight risk. He's been trying to call his
>friends to come and pick him up. He isn't violent but they said he
>is highly demanding, swearing and cursing at times, to some of his
>family and hospital staff when he gets tired or afraid; like staying
>alone this first night. He keeps saying he just wants to come home
>and get well there. He said tonight, "I don't know when I'll get to
>come home." I said, "Everett, I was in the hospital for 6 months
>and I never knew what I was coming home and I was just 11. He knows
>he won't have to stay long but we keep telling him, he needs to know
>he is safe when he does come home and we need to know our
>responsibilities then, too, to help him remain safe.
>
>Phil.
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