December 7, 2010: A new day, a new record. Each day brings overall improvement. The positives usually out score the backward slide giving some overall progress. Today it was physical improvement. Brandon walked four flights of stairs and from one end of this sprawling complex to the other. He also exhibited a great deal of improvement in his balance. He came back from PT exhausted. His recollection of events was not as sharp today as yesterday, yet he usually has more overall moments of remembering than the previous day.
I have noticed that when he takes his daytime naps, he is waking up confused and disoriented. He doesn't seem to have that problem in the morning, just the daytime naps. I am not sure if he is waking during REM sleep and it is taking awhile to re-orient his brain to reality or if the oxygen level to his brain is decreasing through apnea. Definitely something to watch over the next few days.
Kassi, Branson and Kim came to visit again. You don't have to watch Kassi for very long to realize she remains in a fair amount of pain, from head to toe, and has quite a bit of healing to do. I hope she saved some strength and recovery for therapy tomorrow. It is painful, as you could imagine, to bend her knee and her ribs and collar bone continue to ache. It is tough to find a position of comfort to relax, sit, stand or sleep when there aren't any areas of your body that don't hurt.
With remembering comes the need for emotional healing. Tonight Brandon kept apologizing to Kassi for getting in an accident. He will need a fair amount of emotional healing based on some of his memories about the accident and the actions when he realizes what happened.
A dad could not be more proud of his son. The tender way in which he treats others, teases with them, and shows concern for their well being while dealing with his own challenges is a great example of the man he really is. It is good to see so much of him in there and we are always excited when more of him comes out.
We are truly so amazed ad get so excited when we read our nightly post of how everyone is holding up. We couldn't have been aymore thrilled to read lastnights blog. We are daily reminded in miracles and feel so blessed to see the miracles being worked on Brandon, Kassi, Meagan and especially little Branson I don't know how may Angels encircled him as the accident happened but how thankful we are for them! Chad really had a blast with him in Cedar. We love you guys and it is so incredible to see the togetherness you have shown us all! I truly can't believe how strong Kassi has been and as a mother and wife I can only imagine what she is going through her strength doesn't go unnoticed and I only hope if I am ever faced with a trial her courage and strength will forever be an inspiration! We love you all and are so proud of the improvements seen in Brandon everyday and his hard work and diligence! Please let us know if you need any help on the Insurance end or a place to store the Vehicle we will go to Cedar if you need us to and get it also. I can tell it is a total loss and probably the last thing on your mind but if we can help please let us know you can get my number from my mom. Thank you Aunt Leann for your testimony a couple days ago it was very moving and Uncle Tom for a life time of training on how to be there for these situations and watching over everyone having the Priesthood and to all for knowing that medicine can only do so much and God does the rest!!
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