Wow havent looked at this for awhile but it sounds like he is doing great keep up the good work.

August 27, 2006 at 11:01 AM EDT

Justin weighs 184 pounds - he's lost about 70 pounds. (Wow)

On Friday at dinner they started bringing him a food tray. All the food is pureed and he can still not have any thin liquids. The first 3 meals he only ate a little but last night he ate almost the whole plate. I am so glad they finally are feeding him so he can hopefully get rid of his feeding tube soon. He will first have to have another swallowing evaulation.

 

He's talking more and say's he can't wait to get to Health South. He still ask all the time to come home and he has been asking about his friends. We try to keep him as active as we can. He's been having restless nights and only sleeping 2 to 3 hours. A lot of things are coming back to him and he has a hard time sleeping with all the thoughts. When he gets to Health South they will be working him hard so I think he will be tired enough to sleep. Plus I think he will be getting a lot of company now that we will be so close to home. I know I will not miss the drive to Batavia and back each day.

 

Batavia is a nice place and they treat him great but its time to move closer to home. Justin has been having a lot of company from the people at the care center coming to say goodbye and how much they will miss him. He goes up and down the halls when he's in his chair waving and saying hey to everyone.

 

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, and faithful in prayer.

Romans 12:12

I know she has probably said at some point; but, where is HealthSouth?

Looks like Justin is improving since I last read this thread. All the prayers are helping, let's all continue to keep Justin and his family in our thoughts and prayers.

I know she has probably said at some point; but, where is HealthSouth?

 

HealthSouth is in Edgewood, KY.

 

The Ingle family lives in Ft. Wright.

HealthSouth is in Edgewood, KY.

 

The Ingle family lives in Ft. Wright.

Okay, thanks. :thumb:

August 29, 2006 at 10:33 PM EDT

The move to Health South went really smooth. Justin has a huge room. It's a suite, it has carpet and a couch. He still says about a thousand times a day he wants to come home.

On Monday they did a little bit of theraphy but mostly they were just evaulating and assessing him.

His stomach wound started to ooze so they sent a culture to St Elizabeth.

His new doctor (Dr Mc Dannold) discontinued his tube feeding. So all he wants to do is eat. I know he is starving only eating pureed food. They want to wait a while before they do another swallowing evaulation. So all of his drinks have to be thickened. He still hasn't seen a dietician she was off but he will be seeing her on Wednesday. The speech therapist said he might be getting to eat thicker foods on Wednesday and no more puree foods. They want to take it slow for now.

He still is having a hard time sleeping. They started giving him Ambien Monday night to help him sleep. It worked for about an hour or two then we were awake all night. He wanted his grandma to stay with him tonight and she also wanted to stay with him. So who am I to argue? When I left tonight the nurse had just given him his Ambien and he went right to sleep but he did the same thing last night. But hopefully with all the theraphy and his busy day he will get some sleep tonight. I don't know how he does it. He does not take naps he just stays awake. He told me last night that he wants to sleep but he can't because there are too many thoughts in his head.

Well it is so nice to have him close to home. It only took me 10 minutes to get home tonight. Thanks to everyone and keep up those prayers.

 

For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee....saith the Lord.

Jeremiah 30:17

 

 

Here is an update from Saturday morning:

 

Justin ended up having the surgeries. A breathing machine is doing 100% of his breathing for him. He's in a very deep coma, that was not medically induced. They discovered a sponge had been left after surgery, which caused a 104 fever. Eventually, the doctors got it down to 101 Saturday night.

 

I believe they did brain surgery to relieve some pressure & monitor him more closely.

 

As of Sunday:

Justin remains in Neurology ICU.

 

His 21st birthday is May 18th, and any type of support is appreciated. If you'd like to know how to show your support, send me a PM.

Thought it might be nice to look back at where Justin came from just a few months ago. If only to show how far he's come.

Thought it might be nice to look back at where Justin came from just a few months ago. If only to show how far he's come.

 

Thanks, BF. I remember the day clearly & just re-reading that post gave me the goosebumps.

 

It's amazing how hard Justin has fought, and the amount of support he and his family has received from everyone, including those on BGP. Thanks, and please continue praying.

Thanks, BF. I remember the day clearly & just re-reading that post gave me the goosebumps.

 

It's amazing how hard Justin has fought, and the amount of support he and his family has received from everyone, including those on BGP. Thanks, and please continue praying.

Definitely! I hope they know of the countless number of people who have followed his progress, and are pulling for him...thanks to your reports.

Definitely! I hope they know of the countless number of people who have followed his progress, and are pulling for him...thanks to your reports.

 

:thumb::thumb::thumb:

August 31, 2006 at 09:27 PM EDT

 

Justin is busy from 7:00 am until 2:00 pm. The Speech therapist comes and gets him around 7:00 for breakfast and she sits and works with him while he eats. Then he rest for a little while and around 9:00 speech therapy comes to get him again for about an hour. He gets a little break then about 11:00 speech comes to get him for lunch and sit and work with him. It takes him 45 minutes or so to eat his breakfast and lunch. About 1:00 physical & occupational therapy come and get him for an hour.

 

He still has not been sleeping well at night and the physical therapist is worried about this. She said he needs to sleep in order for him to continue to heal. I talked to the nurse tonight about it and she might give him 2 doses of Ambien. One around 9:00 and the other around 12:00. Grandma Bonnye has been staying with him the last couple of nights. So she knows he is not getting the rest that he needs.

 

Justin started smiling on Monday and it was wonderful. He can't laugh though. He says "mom I can't laugh make me laugh". I told him you will laugh again, its just another muscle that you have to strengthen.

 

He still constantly ask to go home and when you come to visit he will tell you he wants to go home or he will ask you to get him out of there. He asked one of his friends today to "pull some strings" to get him out of there. His room number is 119 and his phone number is 344-3219.

 

Thanks again to everyone for all that you have done. Especially Grandma Bonnye. She is a special lady and I don't know what we would do without her. Justin says that grandma pampers him.

 

Please continue to pray for Justin's recovery.

 

He will fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy.

- Job 8:21

Sounds like he is doing well still. Keep it up.

September 04, 2006 at 11:20 AM EDT

Friday night was the first night that Justin was alone. He started calling people about 9:00. He called me 8 to 10 times saying "mom come get me, please I want to sleep in my bed. Finally around 11:00 they cut off the phones. The nurses gave him 2 5 mg doses of Ambien but it didn't work. Then he wouldn't leave the call light button alone. So the nurses ended up rolling his bed to the nurses station and he talked to them until 1:00 and fell asleep. He slept until 6:00. Doug stayed with him Saturday and Sunday night. Saturday he went to sleep on his own and Doug said he woke up a couple of times and went back to sleep. He slept until around 8:00. Sunday night they gave him tylenol pm and he slept from 9:00 to 6:30. He also woke up during the night but went back to sleep.

One nurse tells me we should start weaning him of people staying all night and catering to him. That he needs to start being independent. Then another nurse tells me Saturday night that the reason he is in the nice room is because they thought someone would be staying with him every night.

One day this week the doctors and therapist are going to have a meeting to discuss Justin and his treatment.

 

God is with you in all that you do.

- Genesis 21:22

September 06, 2006 at 05:53 PM EDT

Today I spoke with Diane, Justins case manager. They had their meeting on Tuesday. This is the scale they use to rate the patients.

75% - Means the patient is totally dependent

50 -75 - Means Maximum Assitance

24-49 - Moderate Assistance

0 -25 - Minimal Assitance

Occupational Therapy:

They said his balance has improved. They are working on his trunk contol which for now is poor. They rated him on the following:

Grooming - Moderate assistance

Upper body dressing - Minimal Assistance

Lower body dressing - Maximum assistance

 

Speech Therapy:

He needs someone to sit with at all meals. The are also moving his food from puree to soft food. This is the next step. The are also planning to remove his feeding tube. They rated him on the following:

Problem solving - Maximum assistance

swallowing - Moderate assistance

comprehension - Moderate assistance

Intelligilibty & expressions - Minimal assistance

 

Physical Theraphy: Rated him on the following:

Transferring - minimal assistance

bed mobility - moderate to minimal assistance

When he uses his ATO walker & 2 people assisting he can walk about 120 feet. One therapist walks with him and the other is behind him with his chair incase he needs to sit. He did have 3 people assisting him and now he is down to 2.

 

Health Souths goal on his discharge is for him to be MODI (Modified Independent). This means he will basically be independent but will need some assistance. He has come so far so quick.

 

His tentative discharge date is October 2, 2006. I think this will be to soon but we will have to wait and see. Therapist will be coming to the house. Not sure what other arrangements will have to be made but I am sure they will let me know when the time comes.

I can't wait for him to come home but I want him to be heathly and ready.

 

I know this is Justin's care page but I just wanted to let people know that I totaled my Jeep on Saturday. Exactly 4 months from Justin's accident. I was coming up Amsterdam the roads were slick. I lost control and did a 180 and ended up on the opposite side. I landed in a storm drain and my Jeep flipped on its side. If I would have landed 10 foot ahead or behind the spot I could have drove out. My brother Rob was following behind me and called 911. I was able to climb out of the Jeep with no bumps, bruises etc. With my brother and a nice man's assistance I was able to jump to safety. And yes I was wearing my seatbelt.

 

Keep the Faith

Timothy 4:7