MARITZA
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MY BROTHER HAS SUFFERED FROM TWO BRAIN SURGRIES. WE ALL THOUGHT THAT HE WAS SUFFERING FROM A BAD CASE OF THE FLU. HE HAD BAD HEADACHES ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HEAD. THAT NIGHT HE WENT OUT AND CALLED ME TO PICK HIM UP BECAUSE HE COULD NIGHT DRIVE. HE CLAIMED THAT VISION HAS BLURRY AND HAD TERRIBLE NAUSEA. I PICKED HIM UP AND TOOK HIM HOME, THERE I GAVE HIM TYLENOL AND PUT HIM IN BED. THE NEXT MORNING HE WAS SEMI-CONSCIOUS. I CALLEDTHE AMBULANCE AND HE WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL. IT TOOK ABOUT FIFTEEN MINUTES FOR THE DOCTOR TO TELL ME HE HAD AN ARTERY ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BRAIN THAT WAS BLEEDING. HE WAS THEN RUSHED TO ANOTHER HOSPITAL AND WAS OPERATED. HE REALLY HAD TWO ANEURYSMS. ONE WAS BLEEDING ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND ONE ON THE LEFT SIDE. AFTER TWO WEEKS IN ICU AND SEMI RECOVERED, HE WAS TRANSFER TO A REHABILITATION HOSP. HE REALLY CAME AROUND. IT WAS AMAZING HOW HE REMEMBER EVERYTHING FROM THE PAST. HE EVEN REMEMBER HIS CIGARRETTES. AFTER FOUR WEEKS OF REHAB, HE WAS SENT HOME. HE HAS REALLY COME AROUND. HE IS MORE FOCUSED ON THE THINGS GOING ON AROUND HIM. I HAVE NOTICED THAT HE IS MORE AGGRESIVE AND MAKES SURE HIS OPINIONS ARE EXPRESSED. HAS BECOME VERY SENTIMENTAL AND VERY SPIRITUAL. HE SUFFERES THE IMPULSE CONTROL THING. HE FEELS THAT EVERYTHING IS OKAY AND THAT HE IS DOING FINE. BUT THE TRUTH IS THAT HE STILL NEEDS TO DO HIS THERAPY. I CAN SEE THAT HE IS LOST IN THOUGHTS AND REPEATS THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER. I WONDER IF HE IS BORED. I WISH THAT I CAN HELP HIM. I'M NOT SURE WHAT IT IS THAT I NEED TO DO FOR HIM. I HAVE THREE CHILDREN AND BETWEEN MY SISTER AND I, WE TRULY SHARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF LOOKING AFTER HIM. SOMETIMES HE CAN BE DIFFICULT TO TAKE CARE OF. BEING THAT HE IS MORE SENSITIVE TO WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND HIM, EVERY LITTLE NOISE BOTHERS HIM. I WISH THERE WAS A SUPPORT GROUP THAT HE CAN ASSOCIATE. HE GOES THROUGH FACES(I CALL IT) AS FAR AS PREDICTING RAIN TO FEELING WEIRD AS IF HE KNOWS SOMETHING IS GOING TO GO WRONG. I LOVE HIM AND GOD KNOWS THE APPRECIATION I FEEL. GOD SPARE HIS LIFE, I WILL ETERNALLY BE GRATEFUL AND AT HIS MERCY. MY BROTHER WILL GET BETTER, I SEE IT WITH EACH PASSING DAY. I WONDER IF HE WILL BE THE SAME LOUIE. NO MATTER WHAT, I WILL BE THERE FOR HIM. MY BROTHER IS 29 YEARS OLD, DOES NOT NOT A FAMILY OF HIS OWN, AND DROVE BIG 18 WHEELERS CROSS CONTRY. FUNNY HOW THE MORNING OF HIS SURGERY, HE HAD A LOAD TO TAKE TO ATLANTA, GEORGIA. ANY SUGGESTIONS OR HELPFUL TIPS ON KEEPING HIM ON THE RIGHT ROAD TO RECOVERY, WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.