Neil at preschool graduation circa 1995:
As most of you know, Alison's brother Neil was in a serious car accident this past weekend and has sustained some injuries to his brain. He is in the hospital and we are waiting for the swelling in his brain to go down--when it gets down to an acceptable level, the doctors will be able to run more tests and see what to do from there. There is a blog set up here: Neil Stone Updates where you can get the latest news. We are really grateful to all the family members and friends who are praying for Neil and helping out in various ways.
As for the title of this post...when Neil was pretty little (maybe around the time of the preschool graduation photo above?), he used to say that he had a "superbrain" that would allow him to do amazing things. It was pretty hilarious and very typical of Neil to say something like that. Well, it's been many years since he last talked about his superbrain, but it's still the same brain...so even though it's a little beat-up right now, we know his brain is still super!
For some more info about brain injury, you can check out this link from the Brain Injury Association of America. All brains and all brain injuries are different, so not everything on the page will apply directly to Neil, but there is some good information there.
4 comments:
I've been thinking a lot about Neil, praying for your family and for him whenever I do. I've never met him, of course. But I keep thinking about him in those pictures you posted from Christmas. He seems a wonderful fellow.
This waiting has got to be terrible. Know my thoughts are with you, hoping for peace and a swift recovery.
We're still praying for him and you guys. Thanks for all the web updates.
He really does have a super brain. Is it that super brain what has been making him tick all these years, in his crazy wacky way??? We love Neil soooo much, and all of you too.
Oh, sad.... I had no idea. Hugs! Keep me posted Al
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