Day 20 – Grayson’s Condition

Dear family and friends

Today was not a bad day.

Grayson rested much of the day, with a few hours of his squirming. The main thing we worry about with his wiggling about is accidentally pulling on the myriad of tubes and wires, or pulling himself out of the bed. That is the main reason that we are staying with him at the hospital, as there is no way that the staff can spend full time monitoring him at the bedside. The alternative is sedating him, but as I spoke of yesterday, we are trying to keep him off of all sedations so we can finally perform a neurological assessment.

Grayson's right side seems more affected than does his left. His right eye, right arm and right leg are all less responsive than his left. His right leg also appears to have also lost more muscle mass than the left. Physically, he is healing well. Now we need to understand his neurological status so we can select the next facility for him.

Sleeping there peacefully tonight, Grayson looks just like he did three weeks ago, right down to the fact that he needs a shave. I'm struck by how quickly everything changed. Take this as a gentle reminder to tell those you love just how much they mean to you, and punctuate it with a hug.

Pax!

Brant and Regina