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Once Again Calling all Prayers UPDATE My brother was transferred from NRH to a Nursing Home on May 22. Here we continue to work to assist him with normal everyday functions. The main goals are to get him ambulatory and get the feeding tube removed. He has come a long way with the help of the NRH team. He has learned to work the remote for the TV and with the help of glasses can now focus well enough to enjoy some of his favorite shows. I visited him May 30 & 31, where we had time to reminisce about our childhood. His long term memory is amazing. He remembers quite a bit about growing up and corrected me on the stats for Big Brown and the upcoming Belmont Horse Race. He was able to have a few spoons of pureed food which he was extremely happy about. I call him everyday and just keep encouraging him to be strong and fight to continue to get better. On January 13, 2008 my brother, James Stowell, from Annapolis, MD, aged 44 suffered a massive stroke.  The call came around 3:15 am in the morning. I threw some clothes and the dog in the car and headed up the road. During the drive, the neurosurgeon called me on my cell phone to say he needed to remove a part of the brain called the cerebellum due to increased swelling. If I did not give consent, he would not be alive when I got there. Obviously, I gave the consent.
Jimmy had a tracheotomy to allow him to breath, a feeding tube inserted to give him nutrition and a drainage tube in his skull. He remained in the hospital until February 9 at which time the hospital stated there was no reason medically for him to remain there. He was unable to speak, walk, focus his eyes, eat, had minimal movement of his limbs, etc. He still had the trach & feeding tube. We transferred him to a Nursing Rehab Facility, where he continued to deteriorate. I began to fight to get him accepted to the National Rehabilitation Hospital for Brain Injuries & Stroke Victims in Washington, DC. Jimmy started rebelling a bit, probably out of frustration, pulled out his trach a couple of times and fell out of the bed several times. Finally on March 26, I received word that he had been accepted at NRH. He remains at NRH at this time. I visit about every other week. He undergoes 4 – 6 hours of physical, occupational and speech therapy a day. Each day a small miracle occurs. It is amazing how the little things matter, like sitting in a chair for 30 minutes, recognizing a picture, making a sound, having the sensation of being thirsty or hungry. The staff at NRH are wonderful.  It is amazing how much patience they have and how eager they are to see improvement. My brother had the trach removed today, April 10 and will now start to learn how to swallow again. He is beginning to form some words.
We don’t know how long he will be an in-patient at NRH. Any extra prayers you can spare, will surely be appreciated. The power of prayer is second to none. Thanks to all of you that have sent your well wishes thru cards and mostly thru the hugs. I love & desperately need the hugs !!!!! Deborah Gardner |
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