January 23rd
Over a week after surgery - Thau is able to respond with his right hand, unable to open his eyes, and restrained by the tubes going in and out of his head and throat, he reaches out for feeling and grasping to hold any human grip.
He is in there, trapped in his body, he can hear.
Placing my notebook under and a pen in his hand - I move his hand so he can feel the edges of the paper instructing him to write.
He scrawls out, "They cut open my brain", and I affirm his condition out loud.
Talking him through the scenario, asking him how he feels. He waves his fingers to respond, and sometimes his hand slumps or bangs against the side bed rail, restless and frustrated.
He thumbs up when I suggest listening to music, and requests " Bob Marley" in writing.
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