Just getting him home from the hosp drained him. He went straight out and sat in the sunshine on the patio while we finished his room. Then he went to bed - his shoulder hurts a lot because of a broken or cracked clavicle - we don't even know yet (too worried about his brain). Need to see an Orthopedic doc for that. His right ear is also really bugging him (where he smacked the curb going God knows how fast). Over the weekend it was ringing, but he says that it's gotten steadily better, but still can't hear 100% and says it feels or sounds like it's "clogged". Gotta go see an Ear/Nose/Throat doctor for that. And his head is the biggest concern. He has been and will be on seizure medicine until we see the Neurosurgeons next week. He will be going to out-patient rehab a few times a week for a time. However, he gets up and walks around, albeit very gingerly, and talks to you and seems like the same ole Kevin. And then when you really talk to him for a while you notice (and he's starting to notice) that things aren't quite right and sometimes his thinking and processing speeds aren't what they were last Thurs afternoon, so that's why he needs rehab therapy and lots of rest and over time his brain will heal from this.
All that said...
He had a very restful night in his own bed - so much more comfortable than a hosp bed, and his room is very dark and quiet. He woke and took only one pain pill right before 4am when I looked in on him - asked for the classical radio station turned on low (which he has always listened to - not odd behavior) and I put an icy washrag over his face. He's still asleep at 6 am.
Steve and I will alternate being home with him. Steve can work from home and I have flexibility with my job. More later.
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