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Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Elko, NV
Posts: 21
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Elko, NV
Posts: 21
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My son also seems to have several days of great clarity: can remember all steps in personal care, is quite talkative, and can entertain himself.
Then he hits a wall and can't even remember where the bathroom is to take a shower.
But what I have noticed is this: every time he hits a brick wall...after several days of rest, he actually seems to have one more new skill than he use to have.
Maybe the brain just needs that rest in order to get better. Maybe it isn't back to square one, but just a stepping stone to the next level of recovery.
Just some thoughts based on what we are going thru too.
Take Care.
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September 16, 2011 my son collapsed on the football field due to a subdural hematoma. He was life flighted to the hospital where they did emergency surgery. At first the DR said that he thought everything would be fine. Then his brain started swelling three days later, he had midline shift to the right side cavity and then the brain herniated onto the brain stem. They did not think he would make it. They stabilized until family could come. After family got there, he began to stabilize. We were counseled to "let him go" because the brain damage would be extensive. We chose life. He was in a coma for 48 days and then a vegetative state for another 58 days. He was considered semi-conscious Jan. 5, 2012. It is now July 2013. He has no short term memory, still is now walking with a walker, and has issues with expressive language, and is incontinent.
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