My brother Mark came through the surgery well. The facial surgery was performed through the roof of his mouth. He has two titanium plates, and fifteen screws, in his face. He is no longer on the respirator, but has a trachea through which he is breathing and coughing on his own. The MRI showed nothing significant so there has been no stroke. We were very excited Thursday as he began responding to our voices again after days of heavy sedation.
He hasn't opened his eyes, or been able to speak yet, but he responds to requests like "squeeze my hand", or "hold up two fingers". Mostly he sleeps, but we are being told that is the best thing for his brain right now. He becomes agitated when the nurses move him around, and also begins to move about at the mention of his daughter's name. We are anxious for him to open his eyes and recognize us, but are blessed that God has shown us mercy in that Mark will do this in time.
There is a growing suspicion with the authorities that he was not the only one involved in the accident. It had been believed that he somehow hit a neighbors mailbox, which was found knocked down, but his motorcycle is not badly damaged, and the front fender hardly at all. His motorcycle landed on one side, but it is the mirror on the other side that is broken. At the accident scene there are skid marks and tire tracks that do not belong to my brother, and we do not know who originally called 911. We had thought it was the neighbor in front of whose house the accident happened, but emergency team arrived just after she came outside to see what was going on.
When he awakes he may not remember, and we may never know for sure what happened. If my brother was hit by someone else we are thankful that at least 911 was called.
We are thankful for continued prayer.
We are thankful he is alive and recovering.
We are thankful that he will soon open his eyes.
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