December 27th
Today was a very tiring day as Jordan did not sleep well last night or during the day. He has a difficult roommate who is disoriented and keeps him awake with his ranting. A person with a brain injury needs rest and quiet which he is not getting. If this keeps up, we will try to get him moved to a different room.
Eating has become a whole new challenge. Everything is limited to a liquid diet - juices, soup, protein drinks... Since there is no space between his top and bottom teeth, his "food" needs to be sucked through a straw inserted inside his cheek or squirted in with a large syringe. Yesterday, it was a frusterating experience until we discovered that the straw had a small hole in it! At that rate, he will be burning more calories trying to eat than digesting calories!
Jordan enjoys having visitors and it is a joy to see his eyes light up when his friends show up. However, it is a real strain trying to talk with his jaw wired shut and by the end of the day, he had a raging headache and needed morphine. He is very determined to be part of Jeremy and Bailey's wedding tomorrow and asked if he could get a day pass. We had to disappoint him with reality and we think he is resigned to the fact that it would be impossible.
Jordan did have a nice surprise - the whole bridal party on the groom's side came to visit him this afternoon to boost up his spirits. It was good for him to see that they were all well and mobile (although still sore).
Jordan, you will be in our thoughts and prayers during the wedding tomorrow, too because we know you would like nothing better than to be there! Some things are hard to understand and this is definitely one of them. We love you, bud, and are so thankful that you are doing well in so many ways. We'll try & figure out some interesting 'liquid' diet choices for you in the next couple of weeks.
ReplyDeleteAll our love,
Uncle Robert & Auntie Sandra XO