I can't believe it is almost Friday already. I am sorry I missed an update on Wednesday. As we speak Jess is on the phone with sound therapy. It is very interesting and hopefully very beneficial.
We took Jess downtown today to see the Wood River High School Homecoming Parade today. We were hoping it might trigger something so he would remember and wake up. It only triggered a lot of emotion in his parents. He was excited for his senior year and especially for basketball. We will watch him participate next year.
Unfortunately, Jess developed an infection and we now have him on antibiotics. The good thing about being in the hospital is it allowed us to run some important tests. They found 3 different bacterias that probably have been growing since we were at the Elks. And, we were unable to stop the "thrush" that develops from taking antibiotics so he is on a medication for that too. We also came to the conclusion that the reason Jess lost a bit of weight this month was that the feeding tube when it had moved into his intestine allowed the food to go directly into his intestine instead of his stomach so he was losing some of the nutrients. I think I said before "when it rains...it pours". It has to get better now.
The good things are...the therapist are noticing small improvements. He is tracking much better with his eyes. The posturing (stiffening that results from brain injury) is much less. He is trying to move little by little and he is swallowing better every day. And...we are here in the comfort of our own home with many caring people helping him. So, we take the good and let go of the rest.
To all of Jess' friends...have a fun homecoming and more importantly PLEASE drive safe!
Love, Pam, Chris and Jess
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