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Update on Ed...
I *HAVE* to talk to an acutal doctor.
Apparently, the diagonosis has changed from meningitis (things around the brain swelling) to encephalitis (the brain itself swelling).
Which would explain why he hasn't bounced back quickly.
Possible outcomes of encephalitis include: memory problems, emotional changes, fatigue, depression (as if he wasn't possibly having a problem with that in the first place, conflabulation (creation of false memories), attention/concentration issues, physical concentration/coordination issues, epilepsy, executive skills (management skills, task planning and execution), impact on motivation.
Basically, he may have a brain injury as the result of the infection. Which means he might come back fully in time, he may partially come back over time, or he might be stuck like this for the rest of our lives (something that I don't want to think about but I cannot discount the possibility of).
I saw him yesterday, and he was doing really well. Almost normal, but he was burning up. He's been moved back up to the 6th flr, so his visiting hours have opened back up to 8-8 without restrictions on who can visit.
addedThe main reason they moved him is because they needed to give him an IV and he can't have an IV in the mental health ward. They also have someone sitting with him around the clock.
Apparently, the diagonosis has changed from meningitis (things around the brain swelling) to encephalitis (the brain itself swelling).
Which would explain why he hasn't bounced back quickly.
Possible outcomes of encephalitis include: memory problems, emotional changes, fatigue, depression (as if he wasn't possibly having a problem with that in the first place, conflabulation (creation of false memories), attention/concentration issues, physical concentration/coordination issues, epilepsy, executive skills (management skills, task planning and execution), impact on motivation.
Basically, he may have a brain injury as the result of the infection. Which means he might come back fully in time, he may partially come back over time, or he might be stuck like this for the rest of our lives (something that I don't want to think about but I cannot discount the possibility of).
I saw him yesterday, and he was doing really well. Almost normal, but he was burning up. He's been moved back up to the 6th flr, so his visiting hours have opened back up to 8-8 without restrictions on who can visit.
addedThe main reason they moved him is because they needed to give him an IV and he can't have an IV in the mental health ward. They also have someone sitting with him around the clock.
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(that jog your memory?)