All 3 chickens stopped laying today

[Cooks]

sorry to hear this, I hope things improve for him, thinking of you Shirl x

[Hens@HalfMoonLane]

Sorry to hear Tom isn't doing well, thinking of you.

[jackiepoppies]

Shirl,

 

So sorry to hear your news.

 

My thoughts and prayers are with you , your family. and Tom.

 

Jx

[Lesley]

Sorry to hear that Shirl.

[Chickvic]

Thinking of you (((hugs)))

[Lewis]

Sorry to hear about Tom's health

 

Thinking of you

[Seagazer]

Sorry to hear that Tom is no better, thinking of you all.

[missuscluck]

Oh Shirl, Im so sorry to hear that. So sad. Hope things improve.

[Yorkshire Pudding]

I hope you hear better news soon, Shirl. Keeping you and Tom in my thoughts.

[MedusA]

I'm so sorry to hear the latest news. I do hope he improves. *hugs*

[Helly Welly]

Oh Shirl i'm really sorry to hear this. I'll be thinking of you and Tom.

[theherd123]

My prayers & thoughts are with you Shirl, I do hope there is some improvement soon

[Chook n Boo Mum]

Just catching up Shirl, I hope things have improved in the past few days, more hugs coming your way,

 

{{{hugs}}} Sha x

[Shirl]

I visited Tom today and his breathing was fine so fingers crossed the problem will no longer reoccur. He has put on weight since I last saw him (1 1/2 stone) and his BMI is now 20 so he looks so much bettter.

 

My sis went to see him this evening and played him a Simpsons DVD. Tom loves the Simpsons and when he heard the title music he moved his arm. Sis got a nurse and played it again and he moved his arm again. She did it 4 times and each time Tom moved his arm. We hope he will now perform his party trick in front of the consultant. We don't want the consultant to say it is a reflex action. At long last it is a glimmer of hope. I have to confess to feeling pessimistic today as it is 9 weeks tomorrow since the accident and he hasn't made much progress.

[Lewis]

Well done

At least he is responsive, so there should be some hope

[Plum]

Shirl chin up you should be celebrating. Its a positive sign even if a small one.

[jackiepoppies]

Hi Shirl,

 

What do you mean ...not much progress

 

He's alive,

he's put on weight,

he survived the jourey home,

his BMI is good,

his breathing is improving,

he's got a loving family all around him

AND

he's responded to the Simpsons

 

Remember...Where there's life, there's hope

 

Jx

 

 

Of course, there are always the Omleteers positive vibes coming your way as a back up

[Helly Welly]

Try to view it as only 9 weeks since the accident. His body has had a lot to cope with and now it is starting to try and repair itself. The fact that he responded four times in the same way to the DVD sounds really hopeful. He's putting on weight and all the signs at the moment are positive. I understand it must be hard for you but it's going to take time. And it doesn't matter how long it takes, as long as his progress is on an upward curve. There may be setbacks but as long as the trend is in the right direction.

 

We're all here for you Shirl, whenever you need to sound off.

[theherd123]

Hi Shirl,

 

What do you mean ...not much progress

 

He's alive,

he's put on weight,

he survived the jourey home,

his BMI is good,

his breathing is improving,

he's got a loving family all around him

AND

he's responded to the Simpsons

 

Remember...Where there's life, there's hope

 

Jx

 

 

Of course, there are always the Omleteers positive vibes coming your way as a back up

 

 

Couldnt agree more!!!

 

Any improvement is a positive one Shirl, it's a step in the right direction and thats what counts

[bluekarin]

It sounds such an up and down time for you all right now. Tom sounds like such a fighter in that every time you fear the worst, he comes back stronger. Like someone said, its only been 9 weeks and after such a serious crash. I broke my ankle and that took 3 months before walking on it again, and that was just bone that had to heal. Keep on playing him The Simpsons and anything else he loves. My best wishes to you all xx

[Lesley]

I agree - lots of positive changes It's difficult to see sometimes when you are so close to things.

[Karen & co.]

Fantastic news that Tom is continuing to improve as the others have said it is only 9 weeks, when you are living every minute with him it feels so slow.

 

When I used to work on ITU and patients were admitted with severe head injuries nursing them everyday means that small improvements can be overlooked, having a week off and coming back the differences were huge

 

Take care of yourself and hugs to all

 

Karen x

[Yorkshire Pudding]

I agree - nine weeks is a very short time since his injury. He has made a lot of progress in that time.

 

There are more positive vibes coming at you than you can possibly imagine.

[Shirl]

Thanks everyone I know you're right I just feel very frustrated and I just want him to get better to prove the Drs wrong. He had an EEG today because they think he might be having fits. I think it's because he's started sleeping with his eyes open. He never seems to shut his eyes anymore. Even in the night they stay wide open. He also seems to snore when he's awake.

[Valkyrie]

OH used to do that - and DS does as well (not that I've seen him much lately - asleep or otherwise ). It's a bit unnerving especially when they are in dream mode and their eyes are moving around a lot!

But it is great to hear that Tom has done so well and overcome so many setbacks so far. I hope it continues. When I first had my disc problem it seemed that one day was really bad, but the next was better, then bad, then much better still and so it went on that way. Perhaps he feels the same - he might not be able to respond much, and perhaps he wears himself out trying and then has a quiet time just to rest awhile. Maybe the eyelid muscles are being short circuited out for the brain cells to work on another area for the time being. Always a positive thought.