8 Weeks in a Coma

[eluenemann]

Hello,

My 62 year old mother had a hemorrhaging stroke caused by a ruptured aneurysm on the right, front of her brain on October 14, 2011.  Her bleed was very severe and 50% of patients die that night and 50% of those survivors die the next day.  Since the 14th, she has been in a coma.  Her body responds to ice on her skin, hard pinches done by the nurses and swabs put her in mouth.  Her eyes are always closed except sometimes they open slightly while being changed or re positioned in bed.  We think that she sometimes responds to our voices, smells and tastes but we cannot be certain.  Anyone who has had a similar situation who could offer some advice?  Keeping hope is very hard right now.  Thank you.

[Sentiment75]

The same thing happened to my Mom 8 years ago. I scoured the Internet for any hope. I could find. My Mom was in a coma and on a ventilator for 2 months. When she came out of it she did not know who my Dad was or my brother and I. She had a feeding tube, could not go to bathroom on her own. She was in a rehab facility for a month. My Dad was worried  with Medicare he would end up losing everything trying to care for her. He was going to take her home for 30 days and have her go back. 2 days before I went to visit her to take her to beauty salon in nursing home and as we were getting on elevator I told her she needed to learn how to eat again and go to the bathroom on her own or they would lose their home. I was pushing her in a wheelchair and she said, I don’t want to lose my home. Mind you, she didn’t know where home was or still who I was. She would ask me, if that man  with the ice-cream was coming back or the physical therapist to check her room to make sure I was still waiting for her but didn’t know I was her daughter. Miraculously, a day after our conversation she started going to the bathroom and eating on her own. She slowly regained her memory. That was 9 years ago. 6 years ago she had partial kidney removal for a tumor and ended up with septicemia and almost died again. She survived lung cancer in 2004 after given 6 months to live. Keep your faith! Miracles happen everyday

[sowmya_rajeshwari]

Hello,
I currently in the same situation as you were with my mom!its been 8 weeks,can you please let me know how your mom is now??

[SpunkyDo]

My 51 yr old husband suffered a hemorragic stroke of the brain stem on sept 29 2011. He is at home receiving therapy instead of a rehab facility. He was on a ventilator for almost 4 weeks had a tube in his head to relieve the pressure during that time also. The doctors told us that his chances of recovery with a brainstem injury were very low. He is recovering wonderfully he does have issues with double vision from the brain swelling and his speech still needs work but he is walking and using the bathroom on his own and feeding himself. None of which looks perfect by any means but it looks pretty good to me and our girls. He has a way to go but he is making good progress. His right side was affected pretty bad but I can see him getting stronger each day. The first month in icu was horrible and touch and go each day but he made it as meny people do. Never give up hope and be positive in front of her as my husband said he could hear us even when he was in the coma. And prayer does work. I have living proof. I hope this helps. I will answer any other questions if I can. Gotta get to bed now as life is very demanding right now and I don't have much time for my computer anymore but I do have the love of my life in bed next to me. I'm a thankful blessed woman. Good luck you and your mom will be in my prayers