Miracles do happen!!!!! They turned off the life support and he chose not to give up!
Well it has been a few days since providing an update, we are still in complete shock as to what has happened over the last few days.
At the end of the week, SIS's FIL was sleeping, the nurse left the room and when she came back from her break she received the shock of her life..... note that all life support had been removed 4 days earlier, he was on Morphine for pain relief and oxygen at night, no antibiotics, or other assistance...
Back tot he story... she walked into his room and he was sitting at the end of the bed and said "Hi" (it is still all he can say at the moment that is easily comprehended)!!!!!
Apparently he is one of the 1% who is defying all odds. He said no when he got to the gates and said I am not ready, i am going back....
The doctors believe that the medications from the surgery were masking his brain activity, and by stopping them when they did the effect they were having on the brain dissapated.
He has a long way to go, but this is massive!!!!! He is sitting up, they have remvoed the NGT (nasal gastric tube - for feeding), he is learning to eat, and will have to go and relearn everything again, a bit like after having a stroke.
He is being medivac'd back to Australia, most likely next week with his family
When my sister told me I just couldn't believe it, everyone has been completely blown away by the news and we are hopeful for a recovery, we have no idea how much of a recovery but he is already showing amazing signs, so only time will tell.
Thankyou all so very much for your thoughts and prayers, I am sure all the vibes called out to say that he isn't ready to go just yet!
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