I can't think of a better mother's day yesterday to walk in at 7am and hear Kevin tell the nurse during his hourly neuro screening that the date is Sunday May 10 and also that it's mother's day. He could not answer that question on Thurs evening - sometimes thought it was November 25, sometimes thought it was 2007 - but always knew Obama was president! He has steadily gotten better and faster at his responses. Several nurses in the Neuro ICU told me that they have never seen anyone come in who has sustained an injury of that force and recover so quickly. Curtis told me yesterday that patients with epidural or subdural bleeding (and Kevin has one of each) usally get worse by day 3 and then better and Kevin just steadily increased. Many of these patients lay in ICU for 2 or 3 months, or are impaired in minor or major ways for life, if they don't lose their life!! The Neuro ICU staff have seen it first hand, on a daily basis.
KEVIN IS ONE BLESSED PERSON - Thanks for so many thoughts and prayers
HOWEVER - we can't forget he has sustained a very serious head injury. His skull is cracked and his brain is badly bruised and it needs lots of sleep and low doses of stimulation right now. Steve and I heard that over and over from the staff. We'll be trying to help him help himself (okay - we'll be nagging him) to stay near home and keep visits by friends low-key for a while. Apparently there can be side effects from this for up to a year. Brain injuries are serious things and we'll be educating ourselves about them so that we can help Kevin in the best possible way.
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