Something important happened yesterday (no, not the Tri-Vets event). Frank Cubis woke up from the coma that he's been in since his accident three weeks ago. A big step forward and a big relief for his family, the medical staff at St Mary's Paddington, and all of us. He's been making slow progress over the past couple of weeks but the big concern was that he was very slow to wake up - I believe he still had some swelling on the brain, and this takes longer to heal in older people.
Frank has a tracheostomy (breathing tube in his throat) so he can't speak but he is able to smile and respond to those around him. The doctors have been putting off the surgery needed to fix his badly damaged arm and hand until he awoke, so now they will start with all that I guess.
Great news.
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