Just saw this on the TX board re: Arrowhead1952. I will definitely double up on the prayers:
Arrowhead (John) fell off a 20’ ladder at work, onto his head, and has a severe brain injury!
Broke all the bones in his face and skull, broke his shoulder blade and some ribs.
His last post was 10/20 in the morning. He fell about 2pm that same day and was LifeFlighted to the hospital; then, after about 6 hours of surgery, he went directly to ICU. It was touch and go for days in critical condition.
After 2 weeks in ICU he has been transferred to a Specialty Neurological Rehab center in Austin, as of 11/3.
He can move his arms and legs, so no spinal injury, but he is not cognizant. Sometimes he can respond to “can you squeeze my hand?”, sometimes not. His daughter is getting ready to go back home.
The nurses are calling them every day. Small improvements are noticed, such as he sat up for 10 seconds today, but no one has a prognosis. Brain injuries heal how they heal, when the heal, if they heal....3 to 6 months at least.
PRAY HARD, please!!!! And spread the word to your prayer lists.
Oh, how terrible! Prayers are on the way for John and his family.
Thanks.
From your lips to GODS ears; prayers for Arrowhead1952.
Prayers up.
“Brain injuries heal how they heal, when the heal, if they heal....3 to 6 months at least.”
This is sadly true. And brain injuries are called “invisible injuries” when the injured can walk and talk reasonably well after recovery.
My oldest boy was brain injured in a car accident at 18 years old. He recovered well, but has never been the same person since. Memory, anger, focus, you name it. He never even looked quite the same again and he had no injuries to his skin.
I hope that since the Dr.s KNOW Arrowhead is brain injured that they can do something better for him than many people who have brain injuries which go undiagnosed or ignored. It’s devastating.