Monday, 14 July 2008

Steve is now lying on his back again. The skin grafts on the rear of his right leg appear to have taken ok but have not taken completely on the rear of his left leg. The burns to his upper arms are healing well, as are the areas where the skin has been harvested, to use as skin graft.
Steve's temperature is still raised and the burns team are investigating the possible causes as to why this temp rise is occurring. We should know more details this week.

Steve's next trip to theatre is Wednesday. The Burns consultants will be examining and treating the areas of burns damage which includes Steve's hands, legs and ears. After this theatre visit the surgical team will be able to advise Steve's family further on his current condition and further treatments required.

Today (14/7) Steve has had his eyes open but could not quite focus yet. What was really fantastic was that he was trying to talk. Unfortunately he became exhausted quite quickly but he did whisper his partners name and we think he whispered to his sister that he wanted to go home. This for the family is a truly huge step forward.