Get Well Clarkie!

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With a level 4 of cognitive functioning, Aaron responds primarily to his own internal confusion. He again pulled out his PICC line (peripherally inserted central catheter) and nasogastric feeding tube, which forced the nurses to put the hand mitts back on. The doctor mentioned if Aaron doesn’t pass a swallow test soon, he may have [...]

Clarkie has been making some Neurological progress. On Saturday, Speech Therapy provided him with a new learning tool – the alphabet board (letters on a board that he can point at) – allowing him the opportunity to communicate better. Aaron is able to recognize letters and their function and spell words. While visiting Aaron on [...]

Scott tells me that at 2pm today they capped Aaron’s trach tube until about 7pm tonight. This is good, as Aaron was breathing on his own the entire time. As far as I know he did not speak, though I understand the doctors were trying to get him to. They put him back on the [...]

Here’s a message I just received from Tedi that she asked me to post for you all. Scott and I would like to bring Aaron’s full condition to light and clarify a few things. In addition to his physical injuries, Aaron has suffered a traumatic brain injury. He is functioning at a cognitive level of [...]