Craig's Status 5-23-2010
ShareJust go home from visiting Craig. For those of you who don't know, my Brother Craig was in a serious bike crash last week. He sustained a serious head injury along with a couple of broken bones.
He is doing better, but not making the progress we had hoped for. He is still sleeping most of the day. I think he has a massive headache whenever he is awake, and it is worsened by opening his eyes, talking or doing anything else.
He has a frontal lobe contusion, so his inhibions are absent. He told me several times to stop bugging him, leave him alone, be quiet, etc. I thought it was funny.
He also had an epidural hemorrage, which is quite a serious injury. It has stopped, but now we just have to wait. That is the frustrating thing with head injuries, it takes so much time to find out just how the final result will end up.
I think Craig is still in there, he recognizes people and gives some good one liners. However, he does't want to speak much.
They are planning on moving him to Rehab soon. He was able to walk 75 feet today, but it wiped him out, so he has a long way to go.
Everyone wants to know what they can do... If it were me, I would want to know that my family was taken care of. If you live close, I have asked Shannon to come up with a list of things she needs, whether that means watching kids, mowing the lawn, fixing the sprinkler, etc. She would also be appreciative of gift cards from walmart, Smiths, etc. We are not sure when/if Craig will be able to return to work, so she is being very careful with the finances.
Thank you everyone for your concerns. We went to church services at the hospital today and the speaker read a scripture from the book of mormon;
2 Ne 2:2 says "Nevertheless, Jacob, My first born in the wilderness, thou Knowest the greatness of God; and he shall consecrate thin afflictions for thy gain."
We need to trust that the lord will help craig and all those who love him to recover.
Craig is strong and there are a lot of people praying for him, but it is still tough to see him like that.
He is doing better, but not making the progress we had hoped for. He is still sleeping most of the day. I think he has a massive headache whenever he is awake, and it is worsened by opening his eyes, talking or doing anything else.
He has a frontal lobe contusion, so his inhibions are absent. He told me several times to stop bugging him, leave him alone, be quiet, etc. I thought it was funny.
He also had an epidural hemorrage, which is quite a serious injury. It has stopped, but now we just have to wait. That is the frustrating thing with head injuries, it takes so much time to find out just how the final result will end up.
I think Craig is still in there, he recognizes people and gives some good one liners. However, he does't want to speak much.
They are planning on moving him to Rehab soon. He was able to walk 75 feet today, but it wiped him out, so he has a long way to go.
Everyone wants to know what they can do... If it were me, I would want to know that my family was taken care of. If you live close, I have asked Shannon to come up with a list of things she needs, whether that means watching kids, mowing the lawn, fixing the sprinkler, etc. She would also be appreciative of gift cards from walmart, Smiths, etc. We are not sure when/if Craig will be able to return to work, so she is being very careful with the finances.
Thank you everyone for your concerns. We went to church services at the hospital today and the speaker read a scripture from the book of mormon;
2 Ne 2:2 says "Nevertheless, Jacob, My first born in the wilderness, thou Knowest the greatness of God; and he shall consecrate thin afflictions for thy gain."
We need to trust that the lord will help craig and all those who love him to recover.
Craig is strong and there are a lot of people praying for him, but it is still tough to see him like that.
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