Day 10 - June 10, 2008

Today was a pretty shitty day all around. I found out that Kev slipped into a coma sometime within the last day or so. I noticed that he wasn't responding any longer to them opening his eyes or doing anything at all. I questioned the nurse and she said that's normal when they are in a coma. I asked what that meant and I think she realized that no one had talked to me so she sent for a neurosurgeon to come in. He told me that he had indeed fallen into the coma and well...to be honest...I didn't hear much after that. I will be the first to say that I was extremely upset at the lack of communication. I will also be the first to say that I still feel we are in the best place we could be in. I guess I need to just come out of the fog and start kickin some butt to find out everything that's going on.

That's just so hard to do though because there are just so flippin' many things going on in my head. I am most worried about my son (that's a given), but I also have to worry about money and my job any my bills at home and everything else that people have to think about. And I am almost embarrassed to tell you that the company I work for called me 4 days after the attack and wants the $400 I needed to still pay out during the rest of my year's paychecks for my flex account. Pretty sad, huh? So much for compassion. So much for our soldiers going over and fighting for America to have luxuries in life like cable television. OK, I am not going to go on about this because I honestly love the people I work WITH and although I definitely have anger issues about this - it's not the place to vent it.

At other times of the day I also learned that Kevin has a respiratory infection and a spinal fluid infection. They are medicating him for both and they literally put the meds for the spinal fluid directly into his brain. I just can't imagine this. Horrifying I tell you - but then this whole thing is.

We also learned that Kev does indeed have a fungus from down range growing on his right arm. The cut it all out and went wide and deep to get it all. They do think they did (get it all, I mean), but they need to keep an eye out on that area of his arm for a while.

To bring closure for the other family...Steve passed away today. I think all of us sat in the waiting room and realized that we just don't know if our children will make it through. It's just so sad for his family and for all of the families. That man was doing so well - drinking Pepsi and eating real food and BAM! He gets sick one day and is no longer with us the next. How is anyone supposed to deal with that reality, I ask?

So on a good note - Moe and Tracy are here. They got here today and I wish they didn't have to go back on Thursday. It's just nice having some semblance of normalcy - even if only for a few minutes a day.