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07 Apr 03 - 11:39 AM (#927881) Subject: BS: A Year In Dark Places From: Amos A wonderful story can be found here, concerning a 17-year old woman who has just awoken from a coma that lasted a full year. It began when she gave birth. A pleasant counterpoint to the screaming headlines from Baghdad. Welcome back, Mom. A |
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07 Apr 03 - 12:50 PM (#927943) Subject: RE: BS: A Year In Dark Places From: Ebbie Great story. If prayers and good thoughts are efficacious, now is a good time for them! Thanks, Amos. |
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07 Apr 03 - 12:58 PM (#927950) Subject: RE: BS: A Year In Dark Places From: katlaughing What a remarkable thing the body is...imagine her brain cells working all of this time building new pathways. Lots of work ahead, but how wonderful that she is back. Thanks, kat |
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07 Apr 03 - 01:22 PM (#927972) Subject: RE: BS: A Year In Dark Places From: Alba That is so touching Amos. Thank you for posting a reminder of how fragile this Life can be! |
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07 Apr 03 - 01:32 PM (#927979) Subject: RE: BS: A Year In Dark Places From: Ebbie And how tenacious. That's the hopeful part. |
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07 Apr 03 - 01:39 PM (#927987) Subject: RE: BS: A Year In Dark Places From: Alba true Ebbie, very true:>) |
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08 Apr 03 - 10:47 AM (#928662) Subject: RE: BS: A Year In Dark Places From: McGrath of Harlow "She rolled her eyes for yes when asked if she had been aware of her mother at her bedside." Now, if she'd been on a life support system, the suggestion would have been to pull the plug, and there'd have been discussion about it at the bedside, as like as not. |
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08 Apr 03 - 10:50 AM (#928665) Subject: RE: BS: A Year In Dark Places From: katlaughing And, hearing is the last faculty to go, so she would have heard the discussion...is that what you're getting at, Kevin? I had a wonderful training nurse who made sure we understood the importance of being respectful and careful with our words, even around a comatose patient. She had horror stories of people who woke up after surgery and could repeat verbatim all kinds of nasty and irreverent things said by the surgeons and staff, some quite derogatory to the patient! |
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08 Apr 03 - 12:47 PM (#928757) Subject: RE: BS: A Year In Dark Places From: Ebbie To bring music into this thread- on my first visit to my surgeon post surgery, the surgeon asked me, Oh! Do you play banjo or something? I said, tentatively, Guitar. She said, That's what I told the other doctors! I have calluses on my left hand fingers. Took me a little aback to stop and realize that they discuss you while you're out. |
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09 Apr 03 - 05:49 AM (#929328) Subject: RE: BS: A Year In Dark Places From: Dave Bryant Ebbie - the prognosis might not have as good for you if they'd been certain that you were a banjo player........... |