He has exceeded our expectations, and the recovery has progressed rapidly. It will probably take a year or so for complete recovery, but we're hoping he's out of the rehab facility fairly soon and able to go home with Anna and the children. |
He has had an awakening. His eyes are open. He's looking around. |
He is likely one of the longest survivors of this sort of exposure, not only carbon monoxide, but the other circumstances in the mine, for about 42 hours. |
He is likely one of the longest survivors of this sort of exposure, not only carbon monoxide, but the other circumstances in the mine. |
He is opening his eyes. He has purposeful movements. He responds to his family in slight ways. He moves all extremities. |
He's done so well, we couldn't keep him in any longer. |
I think every few days we have seen more and more responsiveness and meaningful neurological signs from him. |
I think we have no clear clue of the extent of his injury or the time of his recovery. |
In many ways, we are in uncharted territory in predicting his recovery. The long-term outlook will be measured in weeks and months and not days. |
In this business of taking care of severe head injuries, little things make us happy. |
It is probably too early for us to tell what that means, but it is very important to us that he has a lot of brain activity. |
Our backs were against the wall. We had to use everything we could. |
The best he has done is (responding to) localized pain - something he doesn't like. He comes up to grab your hand. |
The best he has done is (responding to) localized pain -- something he doesn't like. He comes up to grab your hand. |
The best he has done is (responding to) localized pain _ something he doesn't like. He comes up to grab your hand. |