So with all that happening, now I have to move to the 21st century. I'm getting a cell phone tomorrow and I'm learning how to communicate via blog. Big step.
Let me start that Doug will be doing baby steps and evey step is exciting. Who would have thought that hearing him say the words Shoreview & 2009 would evoke such strong emotions. Well they can when someone you love has seemed to lose the ability to say your name. Doug was able to answer his medical care givers. And even though a few negative things were happening, we found positive reinforcement that his internal brain mechanism is working.
His body burning with heat at 105 degrees & yet shivering due to the 55 degree cooling blanket he had to have underneith him. The valum must have worn off cuz he was corherant and responding to my conversation. Telling him what his tempature was, he looked up and said something like "what?" So difficult and yet so wonderful to know he could understand me. It looked like he was being tortured, eventhough we all know it was in his best interest.
Doug currently has a pick line, a feeding tube & EEG head gear to help bring his body back to "normal."
That's all for now, it's been a LONG weekend!
All my love,
Barbara Ann
PS David Hines is working on the hopsital lingo and met Doug's GERMologist!
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