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AtlantiCare Brain Injury

The diagnosis…

Update from around 4 pm. Met with the neurosurgeon. He has a DAI to his brain which is causing him to continue to sleep. DO NOT GOOGLE THIS. I just did and it was a bad bad bad decision. ๐Ÿ˜ณ His age and the fact that he fights like hell with his arms when he’s agitated are both positive signs. They are currently putting a drain in his skull to reduce any swelling. They don’t believe that there is swelling but the risks to not drain are worse than just draining. He’ll have a bald spot, an incision and drill in his skull to place tube. If he doesn’t start to breathe on his own they have discussed a tracheotomy. But no decision has been made in this area yet. Terry found the van after an extensive search. Social worker just left. I only cried twice. Just trying to keep our lives and his business running like it was before. But that’s just impossible. Please keep praying.

Please respond to me outside of the group text since I keep adding people and not everyone is completely up to date.