On Wednesday, my nearly 85 year-old Grandfather fell and broke his neck. I went by on Thursday and we talked for a few minutes before he fell asleep and again on Friday, but he was asleep the whole time I was there. On Saturday Jess, Melissa and I visited and he seemed himself, cracking jokes and all. One of the nurses commented that he is the toughest man she'd ever seen, having the halo inserted without any pain killers or sedatives. Grandma Bruderer commented that his "halo" is a little tarnished, and anyone who knows him would probably have to agree! Also, when they brought him in they discovered he had the MRSA virus, but RaNea thinks its just a staph infection. For this reason, the hospital required us to wear gowns, masks and gloves. By Saturday they said as long as we didn't get too close, we'd be ok without. Here are some pics (taken Saturday) for the family to see just what's going on. The pics were also taken so that Grandpa could see, as there isn't a mirror in his room. He commented on how much facial hair he had growing and even asked RaNea to bring a razor!
During our Saturday visit I noticed how swollen his hands seemed.
I asked if he was able to pick up any radio stations with this gear.
Grandma commented that maybe the extra holes in his head would help him hear better!
I got a little expression in this picture, but unfortunately he blinked!
