Just a quick update, between procedures:
Nate had the piece of his skull that was removed late Saturday/early Sunday reattached in a 2-hour surgery this afternoon. I’ve been visiting with him in the Intensive Care Unit. Still quite gorked from the anesthesia but as you can see he managed a little smile.
They just wheeled him out of the room for a second CT scan. Several people have asked me how they reattach the bone. One of the surgeons said they use little strips of metal to straddle the divide between the two parts of bone, securing them with tiny screws, and then cover it over with the flap of skin that they’d pulled back during the first procedure.
As best as I’ve been able to determine, much of his long-term memory is intact but short-term memory is quite limited. He will respond a bit when spoken to but not initiate conversation.
Slow improvement. Baby steps.
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I never know what to say in these types of situations. But thanks for the updates. I have been thinking of you and him. It’s good to see that he’s stable and progressing.
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Even slow improvement is good to hear. All the very best to you and yours.
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Great to see the positive vibes and going into the right direction!
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So glad to hear that you’re seeing improvement! That’s great news. It has been less than a week, so baby steps are probably all that can be expected at this point. But baby steps are good.
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It’s a very good sign to see awake and smiling!👍
I know he has a long road ahead...... I am so glad he is making a recovery!!!!👍
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There’s just a hint of a smile in the pic that I took about a half a second too late.
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🤗👍
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It's good to see a pic of your son awake and alert Mr. Wombat...My thoughts are with you in a positive light.
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I was looking for an update on your son. I hope he's recovering well. Of course I don't know him but he looks incredibly kind, awake and even smiling in this pic <3 Hope those are all hints to a good recovery.
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Will add a note about it to a post about my retirement. later today. There’s been quite a bit of improvement over the last few days.
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