The neurosurgeon paid a visit

The neurosurgeon paid a visit to Mike today.  Based on his examination, Mike’s skull flap will be replaced between 9 and 9:30 AM this Friday morning.

Mike’s doctor said that when he walked in the room, saw Mike with both eyes open, able to track his voice and followed his command, Dr. Jebrali almost passed out.  Because of the number of injuries to his brain, he said Mike was doing better and farther along than he anticipated.  He ordered a new CT scan for comparison – we should hear the results by Friday.

Keep in mind, this is the same doctor that told us in the first days after the accident, to expect Mike’s coma to last up to six months and possibly a year before we saw real progress.  I don’t think he and Mike had met before

If there are no surgical complications on Friday, there is every indication that Mike will be moved to the Mt. Vernon Rehab facility in Alexandria on Saturday.

Mike is still very slow to respond and sometimes doesn’t respond at all.  Sometimes his eyes are focused, sometimes they’re not.  All to be expected.