tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317766062011-04-21T21:17:32.523-06:00This blog has been created for family, friends and acquaintances of Jan, wishing to stay updated with his recovery. We appreciate everyones thoughts, prayers, faith and support on behalf of Jan and his family. <b>However, in an additional effort to help the Anderson’s, a Trust fund has been setup at any Wells Fargo Bank under the account of “Jan Anderson Donation Fund”</b>. Or you may choose to give support online by clicking the “Make a Donation” button under the links area.Anderson Updatenoreply@blogger.comBlogger201100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31776606.post-1157989276562336222006-09-11T09:39:00.000-06:002006-09-11T09:46:08.900-06:00

Thursday August 31st, Jan went in for an operation to replace his bone flap--- the bone flap is the piece of skull that was taken out during his 2nd surgery when they removed part of his brain on the right side due to critically high cranium pressure. This piece of skull has been kept in the freezer all this time. The operation was pretty routine and went very well. His skull now has its normal

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Doctors removed splint and bandages off of Jan’s arm and put a hard cast on. Jan enjoyed being able to scratch his arm for a bit, but not happy when they put a hard cast back on! We are happy about the cast because now we won’t have to fight him with trying to unwrap it constantly. He was shown some pictures of his wood shop at home and he pointed to some of the tools and said, “Now that’s

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--Accidentally hit a PT aide with a basketball when he threw it to her and she wasn’t looking---Jan busted up laughing and was all smiles!! Allene was so thrilled because we hadn’t seen him laugh or smile yet!--Laughed with his brother Hal when it started to rain on them during their walk outside.--Laughed with his brother Hal during a PT session when Jan started to pass the basketball behind

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Jan’s therapy this week has consisted of:-- 3-digit addition and subtraction, which he does all in his head and very quickly.-- Word associations and problem solving pictures-- Counting change and matching cards-- Ordering off of a Chili’s restaurant menu-- Computer games, like Bejeweled-- Shooting hoops and passing the basketball back and forth (left-handed)-- Catching balls while standing on

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On Monday, August 14th - Jan was moved from the Intermediate Surgical Unit on the 6th floor to REHAB on the 4th floor. This was a big step and one that we have looked forward to.This week Jan has done away with his catheter and feeding tube!! Jan can pretty much be held responsible for the removal of both of them. After the feeding tube was removed, they took him in for a swallow test that is

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Jan went in for surgery on his right wrist on Monday, August 7th. Surgery lasted 4 hours and they had to take bone out of his right hip to reconstruct the wrist. He doesn’t like the huge cast that goes all the way up his arm and keeps saying, “Can we do something about this?” Jan has started to respond to verbal commands and is expected to be transferred to the Rehab Unit next week where he

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On Wednesday, August 1st, they took Jan’s ventilator tube out and he was able to breath on his own—another huge step! Allene hung up a picture of their family with the words OUR FAMILY IS FOREVER on it. The first words he spoke were “Family . . . Forever” and then a little later, “Get me outta here”. The next day he was moved to the Intermediate Surgical Unit with a nurse assistant they call a “

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It has been 9 days since Jan has awakened and he makes slow but deliberate progress each day. First his left arm started moving, then his right arm (with the broken wrist), then he started moving his shoulders, then one day his left leg moved and eventually his right leg showed movement—all this progress happened within 5 days. The doctors were all waiting for him to follow commands. It was

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On Saturday the 23rd of July, the pressure on his brain became so severe that the surgeon recommended a second surgery, this time he made an incision on the right side of Jan’s head and cut a section of the bone out and removed some of the right lobe of the brain. It is believed that this part of the brain is not critical for key functions and so this is where the surgeon removes brain tissue to

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Jan sustained a severe head and brain injury on Monday July 17, 2006 while assisting his neighbor, close friend and Bishop repair his roof. Jan is a skilled worker and talented athlete, so the fall is a bit of a surprise to most of us. Accidents can happen to all of us, this was a serious one as he fell about 15 feet on cement, his head taking the brunt of the fall. He suffered a broken wrist

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