Day 16

After speaking with the Doc this morning, this is the run down: They are going to just hold tight today and watch what he does and what goes on. Then tomorrow they will get another CT scan, and decide where to go from there and what to do next. They are considering 3 options. Putting his scull back on and watching to see if his brain can absorb the fluid on its own. Putting in a shunt and his skull back on. Or just putting in a shunt. They said there is no right answer. It is just trial and error. So we are hoping that Britt's little brain will be able to absorb the fluid on it's own, so he doesn't have to get the shunt. As you continue to pray for my brother, please pray for the doctors and nurses. That the spirit will be able to guide their minds and hands to best know how to help my brother:) His left side of his body, wasn't very responsive today. And His eyes are still not responding. They are going to have an optometrist come and take a look. They don't know why his eyes are unresponsive or what it could mean. The fluid in the right side of his head has come back, where it was sunken in yesterday, it is pertruding out again. So they are going to continue draining today, hoping to get rid of some of that! I've started to pray for more specific things lately...rather than just a giant miracle. Just little things, in hopes to progress little by little. A wise friend told us its like a little kid crying to their mom, telling her they dinner....and she just says hold on i'll make it in a while, and the little kid keeps crying. But if the little kid says mom i want a fruit snack, the mom gives them the fruit snack because that is a lot easier than making a huge meal right away. Just like prayers!! It is easier for Heavenly Father to answer our prayers if we ask for little specific things, instead of the whole burrito!haha So we are going to start asking for a little bit at a time. Now we hope to see his brain start absorbing its own fluid, and for his eyes to show some sign of reaction. And hope for good things to come:) There's also a young man named Dallin here in the ICU with Britt. He is 23 years old, married, and has a baby on the way. He has a similar injury to Britt. He was admitted into the ICU exactly a week after Britt. He and his dad were herding their cows back to their ranch in Kanab, when one of them got away from the group, so Dallin took off on his horse to cut the cow off, and his horse stumbled and Dallin shot off, the horse rolled on him. He was life flighted here, and is currently in a coma, suffering from a traumatic brain injury also. He is in need of your prayers, as well as his family. His sweet family has been such a strength to us during this all. They are such amazing people, so kind and so in tune with the spirit. Obviously we wouldn't wish these circumstances on anyone, but it has a blessing to have each others love and support during this hard time for both of our boys.