Long Term

We are all really excited about Daniels progress and his recovery is becoming more and more likely. He really could have died this week. However we want everyone to understand that Daniel isn't going to wake up tomorrow and walk away from this. Even though there is no evidence of major brain damage from the tests, Daniel's responses have taken longer than hoped for. The neurologist has explained several times that Daniel's brain is like a bruised muscle - but when a muscle gets bruised it takes 2 to 3 weeks to heal completely, where Daniel might take 2 to 3 years. We just don't know

We do know that we are looking at a very long hospital stay. He might be here in the ICU for weeks. There is a very high likelihood that Daniel will have to have an implant in his heart. The implant would be a great thing, and really wouldn't limit him too much, but he might have to be more careful from now on. Now that this has happened, there is a much higher chance that it could happen to him again. Daniel will be withdrawn from school this semester, and when he's ready will be returning home to Texas, and he probably won't be playing basketball again anytime soon.

We really don't know everything about the future, (we can't even guess about tomorrow) but we know this will all take a long time. Daniel is a fighter though and he could surprise us all. Keep praying!