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Articles: Pucker up Kev!

Saturday, July 14, 2007 - 08:46 AM, (908 Reads)
I spoke with Alison again on Thursday and she had yet more exciting news! She went in to see Kevin on Wednesday and said, ‘Hi, Kev. Give me smile.’ – and he did! When she went to shift him on his bed, someone said ‘Owwwww!’ Thinking it was one of the children, she continued to move him and someone said ‘Owwww!’ twice more – she then realised it was Kevin, and the nurse heard him too.* Wow! As if this wasn’t enough excitement for one day, when Alison and the girls went to say goodbye they said ‘Give us a kiss’, and … he pushed his lips onto their cheeks.

Further developments … Kevin was able to move his left shoulder substantially on Thursday,** and when Alison and the girls went to leave him this evening at the end of visiting, he became distressed, moving and reaching out, and was emotional, breathing rapidly – they were allowed to stay with him for a further twenty minutes and were able to reassure him. For the first time he moved his leg – a significant development. All of this shows that Kevin is gaining an increased awareness of what is going on around him – great news!

Alison is waiting to be able to have some communication directly with the doctors (I believe they do their rounds before visiting time). Much of what has happened this week may well be related to the osteopathy session he had last Sunday, as since then he seems to have come along considerably. Kevin’s brother Peter and sister Sharon visited him on Wednesday too and took him for a jaunt in his wheelchair, and I believe he was awake for quite some time.

Overall, it looks like Kevin is coming out of his coma. This is never an overnight process (despite what the telly shows us!), and it will be a difficult time for Kevin on a level different from that of the ordeals he has so far faced. Happily he has some very caring people around him, and I know that they will be doing their very best to make it easier for him, but they will continue to need support from all the rest of us too on both the practical and the emotional levels. Please remember to leave at least a brief comment to say that you have visited the site to read up on Kevin’s progress.


* It’s important that the medical staff witness things as they won’t necessarily believe the word of hopeful family.

** For more on this, see Renae’s comment under the last article on Kevin.


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by glenda on Jul 15, 2007 - 01:01 AM
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this is all good stuff. At least a light at the end of the tunnel for Alison and the girls. Give him our love and let him know how much we all think about him daily. Sending him heaps of hugs and smiles.

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by Jay (john@munro.cc) on Jul 16, 2007 - 01:57 AM
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Great to hear. Thanks so much everyone for the fantastic updates. We will be there in a few days to help Kev along too. We are flying in on Tuesday eve (tomorrow) so hope to see him on Wednesday. - Check email Alison

Re: Pucker up Kev!

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by Robyn on Jul 16, 2007 - 11:22 PM
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What great news. I'm checking the website every day to keep abreast of what is happening. I'm so glad that there is lots of physical family support for Kev, Alison and girls.  Keep it up Kev, you are a very special man.
Lots of love and strength to you all
 



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