One of my best friends, Stefanie Carver, lost her husband to loss of brain funtion on Tuesday, September 14. They were married just over a year ago and they have a son, Braxton D Lodeserto, who is 9 months old. You can read his obituary here.
I just can't even imagine what she is going through right now. She is being so strong for herself and her little boy. I can't even comprehend losing a husband at age 21. He in a serious ATV accident over Labor Day weekend, where it rolled and landed on him cutting the flow of oxygen to his brain. He was life flighted to the Provo Hospital where he was in the ICU for almost a week and a half with no brain activity. The thing that gets me is that his spinal cord was still funtioning so he had reflexes such as he would squeeze your hand, and when he heard noise he would turn his head and LOOK at you. Yes, his eyes would be open and look at you. But he wasn't awake and he was comprehending what his eyes saw, because his brain wasn't working to register the sight. I dont' know how his family was so brave. If i saw that i would fight and say that he was alive, but the doctors were very understanding and simply told them that he was gone and just his body was there.
It has been a week and half fight for his family throught this struggle. I feel terrible. Life is so short. I can't imagine what their families are going through, but my prayers are with them.
Wow, Marche. So sad. Thanks for posting a note about him.
ReplyDeleteoh man that just made me cry. Thanks Shay. It was a hard road it still is every day. But We are making due. Braxt and i love you guys. Thanks for always being there for us.
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