Hello,
I am not sure if this is where to post or not. A brief overview: 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 can't walk independently, and has issues with expressive language, and is incontinent. At this point I feel like we are on hold. His neurologist says he is still seeing some improvement. I asked if he is going to get any better and he says he really doesn't know. I just want to know how to plan any future for him while maintaining qualify of life. He seems really happy. But he literally lives from moment to moment and does not remember anything that happens in his life. His speech therapist is at a loss too. We can't seem to find any common way to help him remember anything. Is this all there is every going to be for his Life? I just don't know where to go from here and I feel like I am stuck in one place.