thanks for support...update on brother.
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| Sun, 11-28-2004 - 4:31am |
First off thank you so much for all the support. Right now its really hard to get by on all this with just finding out im not supposed to get pregnant and my issues with my own health and 11/28 is my birthday. Just 14 days before my brother turns 26. I feel selfish for worring about all this stuff but sometimes its hard not to think about all this stuff.
Ok on to the update
Today my brother had ALLOT of set backs. They took him off the phenabarbatol due to his eeg reading being zero. His pupils were still reactive so they knew this was not a true reading. When they took him off the phenabarbatol the pressure in his skull increased again and they did have to worry about that. So they did put him back on it which made the pressure drop back to where it was before they took him off of it. His eeg is still staying active so that is good. They have raised his blood pressure above normal to pump more blood to the brain and heart to give his brain more oxygen. His oxygen is higher than they thought it would be and that makes it easier for his brain to deal with the pressure from the swelling. He did get a fever today of 101 but they did get it back down to normal with in a few hrs. Right now we are hoping for the best and these little signs are good. HE is in coma on his own and the medicine he is on has him in a deeper coma. We are not sure he will pull out of the coma he is in on his own but they will not let him do that for now because it would increase the swelling in his brain.
So right now it is just wait and see which I hate. I want to know how to feel. If he was dead I could deal with that. If he was for sure going to pull through I would be thrilled but not knowing which way it will go and having the doctors honestly not being able to say "he is not going to make it" or "he is getting better" is driving us all crazy because we just want to know. It is hard to be optimistic in this situation. For me i have to think logically because I already had my crazy period before I saw him thinking maybe they were wrong and he wasnt there. Or that it wasnt as bad as they said. But now i just need to be real so I wont break down so bad.
Sorry this was so rambling. Thank you for listening. I dont know what I would do with out you guys.
Roxanne

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Roxanne,
I'm still in prayer for your brother (and you and your family)....
Ramble on...we'll all listening. I think we're all worried about him (and YOU).
Prayers to you....
Merry we part,
StormyMoon
Thank you so much for everything, I am holding on and semi-functioning. I have been able to keep to my new diet that was so meanly imposed on me to lower my triglicerides and raise my good cholesterol and lower my blood suger. well at least for the most part. And being in the hospital means I have a long ways to walk for everything and also means I have time to walk in between visting hours in the icu. Thanks for everything.
Roxanne
(((Roxanne))) I am so sorry for all your worries.
(((((Roxanne))))), you go right ahead and ramble all you want.
lady irish could you give me more information about what happened and how long it took for his swelling to go down and what kind of disabilitys he has now if you dont mind. My email is kstroublegrl@cox.net if you would rather talk in privite.
and Lisa thank you so much for all your help. Right now we are not allowed to talk to him or even talk in the room. We are not allowed to touch him either as they want as little brain activity as possiable. They do have him on a ventalator so his brain will not have to do that. They did put a feeding tube into his small intestine yesterday so the bottom half of him would stay healthy. I waiting for the day they are trying to get him to come out of his coma and we can hold his hand and talk to him. And most definatly I will read him harry potter as we all had just sat down to watch the third movie with him when he got the call that he got hit on. Im hoping that some day soon we will not be battling the pressure and just be battling trying to get him off the ventalator and getting him to wake up.
Right now our family and the other man who got hit are quite upset with the news portraying that the drunk woman who hit them was helpful and coopertive since she was no such thing at all. I guess the only good thing she did is not run so they could get her to take a blood alcohol test. We have to wait two weeks for the result from that. When the other man who was hit handed her his keys from where he was on the ground and told her to get him his blankets out of his trunk as tim needed help she just stood there. so this old man had to half crawl to his car and get them out and cover my brother up because the b*&ch who hit him wouldnt do anything. This nice old man came back up the hospital to see my brother yesterday even though he was released the day before and still in a wheelchair. This man is a hero to our family even though he thinks he did not do enough. This man will forever be in my heart.
Today I called this morning to see if anything had changed and my favorite nurse Mitch told me that he had an "uneventful" night. Which honestly makes me happy because right now any events seem to be all bad events. Everything is still the same as last night but they said it could be a week or more before he is able to keep his pressure down on his own.
On a bright note. My mom sent me and e card telling me happy birthday and that she loves me. I was surprised I really didnt think anyone would remember. But with all thats going on I was trying to not let that bother me. My best friend called also. So did my sister.
Thanks for listening. It really helps to get this out in a way that makes sense to me. You guys have become sort of my journal for all this. I am glad to have you guys.
Roxanne
25 today.
(((((Roxanne))))), happy birthday.
Thank you so much for the information. I really needed it. Today was no different except now we are no longer able to see him due to him getting too much stimuli. Only my stepdad and his mom are allowed back there. Not even his fiance at this point but we are fighting to fix that. Tommorrow is a big day for him. they are going to try to start weaning him off the meds which is pretty dangerous.
Thanks for all the prayers.
Roxanne
Ps my family did remember my birthday and brought me out to lunch in between visting hours.
((((((((((HUGS TO YOU ROXANNE))))))))))
My prayers are with you and your brother. Please try to take care of yourself too, try and eat a little something maybe get some rest, you need your strength. You, your brother and your family are in my prayers. Know we're all here for you Roxanne. (((((HUGS))))).
Donna :o) ((((( AND A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU))))) :o)
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We will continue to say prayers and think positive thoughts for you and your
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