Update from Los’s dad, Charles Bentley: Los stormed on & off late last night through this morning and his temp was a bit high at 101.7 but came down after applying cool towels. He got daily his meds, change of position and bedding and he did well with the turning, touching & re-positioning…. no storming triggered by the movement, which was great to see! Los spent 4 hours on CPAP yesterday & is on it again today! Go Los! His lungs look good per today’s X-ray and his heal, shin, & hip wounds are all healing well with no [...]

Day 30 of Los being in coma. Last night was a pretty good (uneventful) night for Los.  Some off and on fever (up to 102) with some mild neuro-storming earlier this morning.   But heart rate and temperature (98.8)) has both settled back down close to normal again (without having to go back on any sedation type med), thanks to some wonderful love and care from Charles keeping Los calm and relaxed with some quiet talking + keeping his washcloths dipped in ice water on a constant rotation.    Doctors seemed to have found a medicine schedule that helped Los yesterday (less [...]

An update from Timo Bentley, Charlos’ brother Timo: Hey guys here’s is an update on my brother Charlos who got hit by a drunk driver on the side of the road while loading his truck for a beach day in front of his home. This is day 29 of Los being in the ICU and in a coma. We are on the road to recovery and every single prayer is helping him grow stronger and stronger. The last 5 days have been filled with a lot of ups and downs including great sessions on CPAP breathing, one of those [...]

Update from Charles Bentley (Los’ dad): Los was calm most of last night with minimum posturing until about 4 AM. It was then he became somewhat restless with storming coming and going but not too intense. Also, he made it through the night without relaxation medication! Los’ color is good and improving! Our day nurse Christine, said she sees a lot of improvement since just yesterday Charlos is still not back on the CPAP setting for his ventilator, but this is to help limit unnecessary stress for him to work through although he does continue to ‘breathe over’ his [...]

A pretty good, calm night for Los, as he remains in the coma.  Dex (sedation med) remained off most of the night.  It went on briefly to help with a neuro-storming episode before being turned off.    And is still off this morning. The goal is to keep Dex off (or as low as possible) to allow Los to more easily try and wake up / come out of the coma This morning, we saw the most movement we have seen in Los’s right arm and hand to date.   Pulling his right arm back towards himself and bending at the elbow (bicep [...]