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Originally Posted by ~Christina
Well no sleep, but 5am car washing is awesome  my car is happy again!
Steve seems a touch better, hes looking more " aware" for lack of a better word, hes been so sick for so long he had that dull look in his eyes.. His cognitive issues have been pretty huge, Hes forgetting whole days, I have taken his car and truck keys in case I fell asleep and he wanted to take a drive. Lots of confusion, So I hoping that as he gets better that he will improve ALOT..
We are dealing with the 20% brain volume loss, so there is dementia of some sort... I just hope that he improves and he isnt losing ground permanently.. I am very scared for our future. He says just dump me at a nursing home! He knows that I will never do that. He said he thought he would be the one taking care of me not me having to do so much for him.. Hey its called love 
We just got a really nice rain shower.. We went out on the porch to sit and enjoy.. rain on a tin roof ...... heaven  |
That seems like a very good idea, taking his keys to ensure his safety!
I have read in various places (including one of my past psychology class textbooks) that the brain has an incredible ability to heal from various injuries. That some parts of the brain that normally don't handle certain operations can learn to (in a sense). If my recollection is correct, then I could definitely see Steve's cognitive issues possibly improving notably. I know that some forms of dementia do have bleak outcomes, but maybe Steve will, indeed, heal from this ordeal. Of course I don't know the complete nature of his brain injury, nor would I fully understand it, if I did. But I am quite hopeful for him.