Joshies parents,

I'm so sorry for what you and Joshie are going through. It is agonizing to see your child injured in this way. My daughter, who is now 13 y/o has sadly had several concussions. When she was 10 she sustained a very serious concussion in a gymnastics class, which resulted in prolonged sx of concussion that eventually resolved after two months. It was at that time that we realized that she had had for certain 2 prior concussions. It seems she is again experiencing PCS from having run a 10k one month ago. To say I feel badly about it is quite an understatement.

As Mark said, you are doing everything right! I think protecting Joshie from the radiation of the CT scan, as well as the general anesthesia needed for an MRI, is a conservative and protective course of action. We have done the same. Of course if there is sudden/dramatic change you would re-evaluate. I will say that the first time around we were not told to protect our daughter by keeping her home and it took me about a week to get my bearings and realize that she had to be protected from further physical/cognitive/emotional impact to her vulnerable brain. I feel lots of hope for Joshi to do very well--my daughter did very well and she had previous concussions that undoubtably made her more vulnerable. The thing I wish I had known is that with this sort of hx someone does get much, much better but they will always be more vulnerable. I wish that after she had come through the worst of it that I had continued to read and learn so that I could offer her the best guidance possible. The aftercare we recieved consisted of the neurologist telling me that a hit to my daughter's head would not be the same as a hit to someone else's head. That is not enough information to help a parent guide a child who has had PCS/multiple concussion. Keep us informed of how Joshie is doing. Your doing an amazing job with him on the home front.