My 38-year-old nephew suffered a hemorrhagic stroke on March 4, 2009. He had brain surgery to remove an aneurysm that night, and another surgery on March 7 because the place where they removed the aneurysm was filling with spinal fluid. His BP was 290 over 199 on the night they took him in, and every time they try to bring him out of his coma, his blood pressure again rises to dangerous levels. He was very healthy, and the father of 3 beautiful young boys (11, 7, and 1). His middle son is autistic and so has added that extra bit of his stress for the past 7 years. He owned a mortgage company and a home construction business, so you can imagine what that's been like. I'm not sure he even realized he had high blood pressure prior to this event. Needless to say, the family is in turmoil; they are all in the Chicago area, and I am in San Diego. I am hoping that, as a librarian, I can at least do my part to bring them some information. Since he is still in an induced coma 10 days after the event, and the doctor's are not releasing much info, I am relying on those who have been through this for help. He's been intubated since March 4; they took the tube out on March 13 and he stopped breathing. He now has a tube in his throat so I hope that will allow him to heal from the intubation before he comes out of the coma. Can anyone give me information on what to expect? How long will they keep him in a coma? Does the fact that he couldn't breathe on his own mean that his muscles are not working? Any and all comments are greatly appreciated.