WOW!! And the journey continues... What was supposed to be an uplifting post has actually been yet another detour on the road to recovery. I drove down to Bakersfield Wednesday, full of hope and anticipation! Things quickly turned south as I learned that Casey had fallen ill Tuesday night at the CNS apartment where he was to be housed for his stay at rehab... Headache,vomiting and extreme neck pain... He managed to make it through a session of occupational therapy( mostly assessment stuff), then on to a counseling session, which I found to be very encouraging, as living and dealing with someone with a brain injury in whatever form comes with needing new coping skills for not only the patient but for family members as well. Casey really was having a difficult time because he was so ill, that the MD on staff there chose to pull him into his office to examine him.....after a series of questions and tests, he determined that Casey might be suffering from spinal meningitis 😩 So off we were sent to Bakersfield Memorial hospital ER to do a battery of tests including a spinal tap, where it was confirmed that he does indeed have spinal meningitis! I kept telling him NOT to mess with his sutures!!!! Nobody ever listens to MOM!! 😡 He was admitted to the hospital immediately and started a round of heavy IV antibiotics... CT scans, MRIs and various other tests have been administered to see where exactly the infection is and how best to treat it... I drove home late Wednesday night as I was not prepared to stay the night there and I had to get back to the girls and work full days both Thursday and Friday....I knew that Casey was being treated as well as he could be and that staying there was not going to help his situation....again another hard drive home, just going the other way on Freeway 99( its truly ugly that way as well)...I felt pretty defeated to be honest, for myself and for Casey...I just always feel like 1 step forward followed by 2 steps back..... But then Im reminded of how far we have come since June 4. And that he can walk and talk and has no physical deficits.... I hear the whisper of God telling me to trust Him, that Casey is in His hands now, that I am in His hands, that I need to hold steadfast to His promises and not be dismayed...sometimes comfort comes immediately with that knowledge and sometimes it takes awhile ....but what else would I do? Where else would I go? Who else would I turn to? I will return to Casey tomorrow and together we will press forward, however long the road might be. I talked with him this morning and he is feeling much better, praise God! He will be given another spinal tap(oh joy) on Monday or Tuesday and hopefully with all of your prayers, we will get a positive result that the infection is being controlled and contained, so that he eventually can begin his rehabilitation at CNS as soon as medically possible! Thank you once again for all your support and prayers, God Bless XO Rachel Isaiah 26: 3-4
Posted on: Sat, 12 Jul 2014 06:01:11 +0000
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