Monday night update

So today was a very busy day for Nate. This has been one of the most active days he has gotten to have and we are very excited for him. He got to eat solid food and then he stayed awake for about an entire hour after that. He was able to bath and was even able to brush his own teeth today.

As per fashion, Nate looks dang good in a gown, but he has opted for actual pants as of today. Pretty cool cause he actually looks better in pants.

He was also able to get out of bed today and walk around. He moved himself from his bed to a chair beside it even. This does cause him considerable pain with all the broken bones and especially because he isn't taking any pain medication. An occupational therapist came to visit him today and gave him some exercises to do with his arm. It was painful but he did it all with no complaints. He is also doing breathing exercises to make sure he doesn't get pnemonia and to help clear the fluid that is in his lung. These are also incredibly painful with all the broken ribs, but he is doing them with no complaints and with no ways of trying to get out of doing them.

Trauma Dr. came in today with some good news. His lung bruise has gone way down and the fluid is reducing. At this point, they are only keeping him in the ICU now because of his brain injury. He is only able to stay awake a little bit at a time which is a bit of concern so they want to keep him under close supervision.

He also got to see a speech therapist in order to have a tramatic brain injury test. He passed well and was able to do some figuring in his head. The therapist says Nate just has a mild brain injury but all should recover. It may take longer than we thought, but he will recover.

Stayed tuned for more information and we will let you know when he can have visitors.