Colby had sort of a rough morning with lots of pain and having a hard time understanding his situation. He is really frustrated with not being able to just go home and get right back into the swing of things. He is constantly asking his nurses when he will be able to go home and has been really worried about missing school, soccer and even church this sunday. We have to constantly explain to him that he just had major brain surgery and that it is ok to just take it easy and focus on healing and resting. He is starting for the first time to remember more details from the night before his surgery, but still gets a little confused about names and who said and did what. He has said a few times that he thought he was dying and that has been heart breaking for us all to hear. He came close to not being so lucky. The mass was so close to bleeding out by the time they caught it. Very scary. We feel so blessed that he was being watched out for and protected. There were so many tender mercies that day and night that got him the help he needed quickly.
This afternoon he was able to get on some better pain meds and after some decent sleep was doing much better. Speech therapy went well for the first day. It wasn't too in depth, but it was a positive step in the right direction. We were able to be with him for a few hours with him awake and responsive and even cracking a bunch of jokes, though some of that may have been the morphine talking =). Regardless we are still all happy with his progress with just being 2 days out from surgery. The Dr. did some more tests with him today and gave him an A+.
Here are some pictures from the day:
Brother Bonding Time
Baby Mo Mo
Josh catching on on homework and tests from missed classes!
Brittany reading some of the letters for Colby from his friends
Morgan has enjoyed being spoiled and held by everyone!
The youth of the Orange 5th Ward
Sending positive vibes and prayers for you and your whole family, Colby!
ReplyDeleteLove,
The Spencer Family (Tommy)