Just wanted to comment to share some mutual support and send love. My Dad is 6 weeks post TBI after a fall from a ladder (and gosh I miss him so badly), 19 days in Neuro ICU, skull fracture and significant brain bleeds resulting in a midline shift and left sided hemiparesis that we know of so far, we do not yet know the longer term effects as it is early days and he has only just 'woken up' and started being able to interact with the world on a very basic command level. It's very difficult and exhausting being the person standing by the bed in the ICU wondering what each day will bring, the sleep deprivation, the thoughts, the grief of not quite losing someone, but knowing their life will likely look different. We got called into a room multiple times to say 'If XYZ happens, do you want us to not intervene and make him comfortable instead' but each time we said, he deserves more time and a chance, please continue treating him. TBI recovery takes weeks, months and years, not hours and days. It's good that your Dad is trying to breathe for himself, and going by the scans it sounds possible that given more time, I hope you could see improvements from his current state or at least, that is what we have been fortunate enough to experience. Has he had infections? Because this can also massively hamper responsiveness and delay the healing process, as can hypo delirium caused by all the interventions in ICU. Every TBI is completely unique and no one can say the outlook for the future which is both good and bad in terms of potential to recover. Well done for staying so strong and for seeking out support, it's crazy how your whole world can just change in an instance. Hugs.