Jan 2

This morning he went in for the follow up surgery, as was planned. Apparently this surgery is tough on your organs, they don't like to be man-handled in this way, so it's standard for doctors to gently wash way the infection in a series of surgeries rather than one thorough and aggressive surgery. He'll probably have another in a day or two.

His vitals are good, he's still sedated but no longer in a medically-induced coma. His doctors seem confident they caught the infection in time and in a week or so, we'll be planning his return to PA and how to best treat the brain injury.

A family friend who is a speech pathologist suggested showing him images, a word associated with that image and then taking to him about what's happening in the photo. She used the example of a hospital, showing a picture of a hospital, the word hospital spelled out and then explaining to him he was in a car accident and is in the hospital where doctors and nurses are caring for him to get well. This will help his brain make the connection between hearing the sounds and visually associating meaning. I thought too, it might be nice to show him pictures of friends and family and sharing a short story about a memory you have with him.

I started by adding my profile picture to this blog. He's been wanting to see my pregnant belly, which was managable until recently! My mom can use the iPad to show him my picture and remind him baby Laton is looking forward to fishing trips, golf lessons and learning about the financial markets with him!