Ex in hospital worried about mh

[darlingtwinklebum]

My ex was in an accident a week and a half ago. We have a dd together so we still see/speak to each other quite regularly.
The accident was quite a bad one, he has serious leg injuries and spine injuries. There has been discussion of amputation several times since the accident.

I went to see him today and he was really down and not himself. This was the first time I've seen him since the accident so I tried to cheer him up and distract him but we did talk about what had happened to him. He then said he has days where he thinks it would be better if they just took his leg off.
I've come away quite concerned for his mental health as he is stuck in hospital with no idea what is going to happen next or in the future.

My question is would I be unreasonable to mention how he has been today and how he's been feeling to his mum or his brother? I feel like everyone is worrying about his injuries but no one has thought of his mental state after all that's happened and will continue to happen. I just don't want to seem like I've seen him once and now I'm making all these assumptions. Sorry this is a long ramble just don't know what to think or do.

Oh and I do realise he will have down days of course he will. I just don't know whether to mention it or see how he goes. Thanks

Could you do the “saw Ex today, he seemed very low, think the injury and prolonged hospital stay is getting to him, please let me know if DD and I can do anything to help lift spirits etc etc”
Without knowing background I think it’s ok to say/ask and flags it without assuming 1) they hadn’t thought of it already 2) that your taking over, so is hopefully not confrontational.

@Fruitbatdancer good idea! Will mention it as casually as possible to them and say what you've said about if we can help.
I just really feel for him.. I'm sure he's on high pain relief too so that doesn't help with his quietness. I would just hate to see him go into a spiral. Can't imagine what he's going through. I get on reasonably well with his family so it should be ok it's just hard to know my place considering we're not together.