Second operation

Well, my brother had his second op yesterday -- an acrylic plate inserted in his head. For days, there has been nothing but stitched-up skin and a bit of hair between his brain and the world. Scary stuff. I'd hate him to fall over or bang his head! If I were a doctor I'd be keeping him in bandages, or, better yet, donning a helmet.

So far all is well, though tonight he is running a slight temperature. His biggest risk at the moment is infection -- if he develops one they have to open him up again. I imagine they've got him on a pretty tough antibiotic regime. My mum and dad have gone up to Sydney to see him, and Mum was freaked out by the size of the cast of the piece of skull that had to be replaced. Main thing though is that they've got it all, and that so far the ops have gone well. Now, if we can just keep those bacteria at bay...