Monday - accident happened. Ejected from his car after flipping it (wear your seat belts!!). Went into cardiac arrest on the way to the hospital. Had surgery to remove ruptured spleen. Bleeding in the brain. Put into coma and on a ventilator.
Tuesday - Rested
Wednesday - Tried to wake him, unsuccessful. 2nd brain scan - bleeding no better, but no worse.
Thursday - Tried again, still couldn't wake him. He briefly opened his eyes and did a lot of moving around, but was unable to respond to any commands. Given 2 units of blood. My mom said he seemed unhappy about having a tube down his throat and she thought maybe he could hear her. We won't know if he has any brain damage until they can get him fully out of the coma.
It's been such a crazy week. He has been a drug addict for 15 years, so it's hard to know how to feel. I hate being 9 hours away and that I can't be there to support my parents. I'll try to keep you all updated if anything big happens.
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Thanks marleysmom!
Monday - accident happened. Ejected from his car after flipping it (wear your seat belts!!). Went into cardiac arrest on the way to the hospital. Had surgery to remove ruptured spleen. Bleeding in the brain. Put into coma and on a ventilator.
Tuesday - Rested
Wednesday - Tried to wake him, unsuccessful. 2nd brain scan - bleeding no better, but no worse.
Thursday - Tried again, still couldn't wake him. He briefly opened his eyes and did a lot of moving around, but was unable to respond to any commands. Given 2 units of blood. My mom said he seemed unhappy about having a tube down his throat and she thought maybe he could hear her. We won't know if he has any brain damage until they can get him fully out of the coma.
It's been such a crazy week. He has been a drug addict for 15 years, so it's hard to know how to feel. I hate being 9 hours away and that I can't be there to support my parents. I'll try to keep you all updated if anything big happens.