Woman wakes up & is talking after 20 years in a coma

Tweety, BSN, RN · Aug 5, 2005

Amazing.

(Personally, I wouldn't want to be a head on an umoving body and be alert, but that's just me.)

allnurses Guide · Aug 5, 2005

Amazing.
(Personally, I wouldn't want to be a head on an umoving body and be alert, but that's just me.)

Tweety, your sense of humor is so dry. :coollook:

steph

rjflyn, ASN, RN · Aug 5, 2005

I will agree amazing.

Only thing I am going to add is " Living will "

Rj

madwife2002, BSN, RN · Aug 5, 2005

Gosh what can you say

**RosesrReder, BSN, MSN, RN** · Aug 5, 2005

Definetly ashtonishing :)

Tweety, BSN, RN · Aug 5, 2005

Tweety, your sense of humor is so dry.
steph

Chalk it up to the difficulty in expressing oneself over the internet.

I'm amazed and happy for the family that they get to speak to her after giving up hope.

But I wasn't joking. I wouldn't want to be her, either awake or in a coma for 20 years. But let's not go there, that's too much off topic. No offense taken, but wanted to clarify that.

madwife2002, BSN, RN · Aug 5, 2005

Chalk it up to the difficulty in expressing oneself over the internet.
I'm amazed and happy for the family that they get to speak to her after giving up hope.
But I wasn't joking. I wouldn't want to be her, either awake or in a coma for 20 years. But let's not go there, that's too much off topic. No offense taken, but wanted to clarify that.

:yeahthat: have to second that Tweety.

txspadequeenRN, BSN, RN · Aug 5, 2005

This is a wonderful story!!!!!

BabyRN2Be · Aug 5, 2005

That's an amazing story.

Speaking as someone who has had a TBI and in a coma for a week, be careful what you say. I remember the ICU docs discussing my prognosis with my family. I'd showed them! 10% chance of survival much less gain back anything useful my foot!!

Since I experienced expressive aphasia after my injury, the nurses assumed that sincce I wasn't making sense, that I possibly couldn't understand. You know what it's like to be asking something for pain, have a nurse look you in the eye and say, "I can't understand a thing you're saying", then proceed to walk out of the room? :angryfire

I know that I did a lot of cussing during my ICU stay, but it was in aphasic so no one understood it anyhow.

madwife2002, BSN, RN · Aug 5, 2005

That's an amazing story.
Speaking as someone who has had a TBI and in a coma for a week, be careful what you say. I remember the ICU docs discussing my prognosis with my family. I'd showed them! 10% chance of survival much less gain back anything useful my foot!!
Since I experienced expressive aphasia after my injury, the nurses assumed that sincce I wasn't making sense, that I possibly couldn't understand. You know what it's like to be asking something for pain, have a nurse look you in the eye and say, "I can't understand a thing you're saying", then proceed to walk out of the room? :angryfire
I know that I did a lot of cussing during my ICU stay, but it was in aphasic so no one understood it anyhow.

How awful that she didnt use the non verbal clues to your pain I just cant imagine anything more horrible or cruel :stone

allnurses Guide · Aug 5, 2005

Chalk it up to the difficulty in expressing oneself over the internet.
I'm amazed and happy for the family that they get to speak to her after giving up hope.
But I wasn't joking. I wouldn't want to be her, either awake or in a coma for 20 years. But let's not go there, that's too much off topic. No offense taken, but wanted to clarify that.

I got what you meant . . . you just said it in an interesting way.

No offense meant :)

steph