Dear Dad's Brain,

The range of how your dad may do is wide and depends on lots of factors -- most of which aren't understood. He could recover and seem normal or close to it within a few weeks. He could have issues that stick with him over time. His recovery could be long and slow.

Here's the one thing I know: brain injury causes permanent damage, but the brain is highly adaptable and can create new pathways. You are early days into this (though I imagine it seems like eons!).

Feel free to pm or email me. Or my website is BrainInjuryChaplain[dot]com.

Blessings,
Patrick