Update On Sue's Brother, Myron

Good Morning,

Here is the latest update on my brother. Yesterday the family met with a pain management doctor, who told them that Myron's pain was going to be managed locally instead of systemically. This will help with his alertness. 6 catheters were inserted at various locations on his chest and the medication (I don't know what) will be set at a fixed flow rate daily.

They then met with a neurological nurse practitioner who told them that the MRI show no spinal damage, and that all of the vertebral fractures were insignificant. (Imagine that) The MRI showed some old stuff that was already known and some age related changes that were not known. He will be in a neck brace for 6-8 weeks and a back brace, called a clam shell, for at least 8 weeks.

The brain injury is being termed a traumatic brain injury. There is still swelling and some bruising to both sides of the brain, but the right side is the worse. I won't go into all of the details, but the nurse practitioner did say that the injuries were recoverable and we'll just have to wait and see. Myron is breathing on his own, and again we wait to see if that continues before removal of the ventilator will take place.

One more thing; he has MRSA pneumonia and is being vigorously treated for that.

Again, Thanks for your thoughts and prayers. I believe when all is said and done, no matter what, Myron will be a living, breathing, walking, miracle. God has sure been good to him.

Sue

Sue, that is good news about all the bone injuries, and even the brain injury is improving. The infection is a setback, but we pray that Myron be free of this complication quickly. We'll continue to pray that his brain is restored to normal function and that the miracle results in a complete recovery for your brother.

I hope that Sue doesn't mind that I tell you this, but because of her compromised immune system, she is no longer permitted to visit Myron since he developed the infection, and she hates that. Pray for Sue, too.