Update on Andrews first follow up appontment

Just got back from Pittsburgh. We had Andrew at the Center for Sports Medicine. With a team of doctors that ONLY deal with concussions. Andrew has been in the house doing nothing..........and I think the reality of the severity of his head trauma hit home. The 45 minute drive about killed him, he got nauseated, and his head started to hurt a lot. With test the doctor confirmed that the concussion was major. and the frontal part of his brain is not healing yet. The other test are showing that there is improvement in all other brain lobes. He WILL not play football this season. and actually he can't even return to school for a month or more. he is to be home taught, and they can only teach no more than 1 hour a day. He is to rest his brain......... limit video games, limit everything. Actually thinking is using too much brain, ..... so the doctor wants him to "chill" even more!!! That is going to be the hard part. He wanted to stop at a restaurant on the way home.... his gram and pap went with us, He took about 5 steps towards the restaurant.....and got real dizzy, had a tough time standing and focusing...... needless to say....... we went to a drive thru!!!
Please Understand, Andrew does have a brain injury right now... but it's not the kind that cause permanent damage.. If he doesn't get a blow right now...... he will become 100% healed! It's just that it could take 3 weeks, 3 months or a year. What is neat is that he is seeing Dr Collins, and not an associate. This is the same doctors that works with NFL, NHL and other professionals, This doctor ONLY works with head injury/ concussions. He said he will NOT release Andrew.....until Andrew is 100% back to himself.

Wow, how blessed am I to live 45 minutes from one of the top Concussion specialist in the USA, How blessed am i that Andrew got in to this program,...........

I am tired today, and must admit am a little surprised that Andrew is so sick yet. I truly thought at this appointment I'd hear that he's improving and another week or so he could return to school. Watching him try to function today was pathetic, and a thing moms hate to see!!!

well Corey's case worker is coming any minute......so i should get going. Those who pray.......please keep praying.

I love you guys

Me