Today represents one week since Brett came home from the hospital. He has made steady progress but still is struggling with neck, shoulder pain and discomfort. He is eating at meal time but still not much "healthy" food. Brett's attitude remains positive and generally upbeat. We are all sleeping a little better but Brett still sleeps in the recliner. His pain threshold ranges from 3 to 7 on a ten point scale. He occasionally mentions phantom pain in his missing limb. Yesterday, he told me is right hand was in a fist. (This part is painful for me to hear.)
On Wednesday, we visited the orthopedic doctor (Dr. Alonso) that saved his life. The doctor was pleased with Brett's progress and told us we all needed to be patient. He reminded us that it had only been 14 days and Brett had experienced major trauma. They removed the staples and stitches and his wounds were healing well. The doctor advised us not to worry about exploring the details of the injury at this time. He told us to come back in a month at which time we will review x-rays and discuss next steps. We visit the trauma and vascular doctor next Wednesday. Not sure what to expect from that visit.Brett has received visitors daily and has not shown any sign of self consciousness. He actually stood in the room bare chest when a few of the neighbors came over. I was more uncomfortable than he was. Brett is bathing himself and able to generally take care of himself but he let's Coleen feed him. His left arm is now hurting - we think from over use.
On another tragic note - we have determined that the other driver only had $25,000 in insurance (the minimum required in AL). They probably don't have many assets and would probably file bankruptcy if we file and win a suit against them. This remains a dilemma for us. I feel that we have a good attorney representing us (Leon Ashford) and he is evaluating all options.Friends, neighbors and family have all been very gracious toward providing us with food and other sustenance. We have plenty of food for now and should be fine for a while.
Thanks to everyone for your love and support.
Our prayer requests remain:
1. Pray for Brett's pain to be reduced and eliminated.2. Prayer for physical, emotional and spiritual strength.3. Wisdom to deal with the legal and insurance issues before us
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