Monday 03March

 So today's update is going to be a bit different from recent days. Remember that Rancho level document I shared here previously? Today Brian was a strong 3. 

Brian had a very bad day. I would say the worst day yet behaviorally. He was very angry and aggressive today. He was lashing out at the staff since he got up this morning. The behavioral specialist was hoping that when I arrived it would help, but it definitely didn't. He was really struggling today with everything and everyone was unable to redirect him. He did not participate in any of his therapies today and was both verbally and physically aggressive today. 

This is the first time he has demonstrated this behavior and it was very difficult to see and be around. And there was no correcting it. Nothing that anyone did made any difference today. We sat in the hallway for at least an hour and a half just trying to get Brian to go to his room. I even called Brian's brother to see if he could help and nothing helped today. There were two separate times Brian told me to leave and so once we finally got him settled into his room, I left for the day. I was also told that I should take the rest of the day off in a way that was "we got him and he's safe with us and we know how to treat patients like this and that I don't need to stay" because the staff all knew how hard it was for me and Eric to see. I know I just said it, but it was incredibly hard being with Brian today. 

In response to this behavior, Brian's PA ordered some rush tests to be done to make sure there wasn't any medical emergency that was causing his aggressive behavior. This is all part of healing from a brain injury, but since it was such a drastic change from previous days, he wanted to make sure to rule out anything. Those all came back negative which is great news. 

I know this is not a positive update as other ones have been, but we will continue to persevere and continue to make steps towards recovery. 

With this in mind, I am not sure about having visitors over the weekend. I will need to chat with his care team a bit to see if they think visitors is appropriate. I know we have several days until the weekend, but today was really scary for everyone involved and I want to take every step possible to make sure there isn't a repeat of today. 

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