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- to mom4790 please contact me at wifeof790@aol.com we have the same thing going on my husbands accident was march 03 and i think we have been through almost the same of everything.
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- to mom4790 please contact me at wifeof790@aol.com we have the same thing going on my husbands accident was march 03 and i think we have been through almost the same of everything.
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- I have a little brother,that was a fire fighter and a emt.He was called to a fire just outside of Miami oklahoma.A diesal truck front tire had caught fire and the truck driver pulled right up to the side of a bridge.My brother fell 30 some feet off the side of the bridge trying to put the fire out.He landed on his feet and then the tank on his back hit the back of his head and then from the force of the fall he fell face first and the resperator that he was wearing damage his skull in front.It has been scence Nov 13 2006.He was intensive care for month or more.
The doctors never gave us any hope.We had to take it day by day.I know that there has been times that he has responed but it is not consistant.We sent him to are rehab place in Texas. He wasn''t consistant enough for him to stay for therpy.Worker''s comp fixed his house so that we could bring him home.He has 24 hour nurse''s care.He is well takin care of.He has not made a step backwards but the healing process is so slow.I was wondering what parkinsons drug that they used on Doug Herbert, The Fire fighter from Buffalo?My prayers is for everybody that has been touched by TBI,one way or another,That God will give strength to all. - Reply to this comment
- Thanks so much for showing this piece. It actually got our ICU Hospital social worker attention. However, she could not help with giving me any participating Neurologist, trials, ect. If anyone out there could recommend a good Neurologist in the Central Ohio area,(as well a a high skilled facility that has 24 hour Respiratory Care, & Dialysis) who is open to this as a treatment option, please email me @ putnamhaircare@yahoo.com
My brother, whom is 54, dropped after arriving at the hospital for treatment of a MRSA Dialysis Port Infection 4 weeks ago (he was actually at the hospital less then 20 minutes and dropped) and has not woke up. They say he is in a coma, do to lack of oxygen to his brain. They said he is not brain dead, but they are doubtful he will wake up. Any info would greatly be appreciated
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- For those of you saying we are playing with meds...and that we shouldn''t keep our loved ones ALIVE! SHAME ON YOU! SHAME ON YOU that work in the medical field - you''re in the wrong profession!! Don''t say one word unless you have walked in OUR SHOES!! YOU don''t understand and you never will unless it happens to your loved one (god forbid) Who are you to take a life? You''re not GOD!! God spared these people for a reason and the families are out researching for a cure - it''s just that the medical field needs to start taking it serious! A neurosurgeon once told me that every year they go to TBI/head injury convention. They cannot tell families whether their loved one will ever come out of their coma - BECAUSE THEY DON''T KNOW!! But they STILL attend the annual meetings and come back again and again and they still have to tell the families I DON''T KNOW! Because they don''t! They don''t like to give the families false hope but would rather give them the worst scenario. They aren''t always right - because THEY DON''T KNOW!!
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- I am a Wife who''s Husband suffered a tramatic brain injury 6yrs ago this October. I like other families was told my Husband would never get any better. He can''t talk or eat. He is totally depentant on me for everything. He does understand commands, he will move his leg if I ask him to. He will blink his eyes for yes and no questions. But because he is not consistant I can''t get him any help. I take him everywhere with myelf and family. He is very aware on our outings. But I can''t get a doctor to help him which I feel is because we are not rich. I only take him to the Doctors if I absolutly have to. They make me feel like I am wasting their time. His primary Doctor when I changed insurance and I took him to see him for the first time said what do you want me to do for him. needless to say I was a little shocked. Where do you find a Doctor that cares and really wants to help. How to you get into some of these studies going on. Iam my Husband Wife and full time 24 hrs around the clock nurse. I guess I need tobecome his doctor to
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- My daughter was assulted by her estranged husband and hit in the head with a 10 lb dumb bell in Feburary 2007. She went into a coma and after weeks and weeks the doctors said that she had traumatic brain injury. She was also 2 weeks pregnant at the time. She had a 5.13 lb baby girl born 1 month premature due to my daughters'' health. The baby is healthy and thriving. The She is currently in a Nursing Facility on a Trach and being fed intravenously. The doctors said that she will not come out of this condition. Seeing this program has given me and my family more hope since the birth of my daughter''s miracle baby girl. We will certainly look into this development in hopes that God willing it can help my beloved daughter.
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- I HAVE A 19 YEAR OLD SON THAT WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON MARCH 21st 2005 HE WAS IN A COMA FOR A WEEK AND THEN HE CAME AROUND. HE STAYED IN THE HOSPITAL FOR ABOUT 5 MONTHS THEN HE WENT TO A REHABITATION HOSPITAL AND STAYED A YEAR. THEN HE CAME HOME IN 2007 AND EVERY SINCE HE BEEN HOME HE HAS MADE A LOT OF IMPROVEMENT. HE SMILES AT US AND WHEN WE ASK HIM A QUESTION HE RESPONDS BY SMILING. AND WHEN YOU CALL HIS NAME HE RESPONDS BY SAYING HUh. SO IF THIS DRUG CALLED AMBIEN CAN IMPROVE MY SON PROGRESS I WILL CONTACTING HIS DOCTOR TO GIVE IT A TRY. I AM SO THANKFUL FOR THAT 60 MINUTE VIDEO ABOUT AWAKENING. AND I WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS SO IF YOU EMAIL ME AT belindapeten@yahoo.com I WOULD GLADLY APPRECIATE. GOD BLESS BPETEN AND FAMILY
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- This story is just so moving. I hope that in time we can get a few of these poor people back from limbo! I remember the fire fighter from Buffalo well as I live close by.
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- I respect 60 minutes & watch every week during the non-rerun season, which is why I question why 60 minutes aired the rerun of this segment on "minimally conscious states". I would like to know what advertiser paid for this segment & do they have anything to do with pharmaceuticals that makes & sells Ambien? Why did you decide to RErun this particular segment?
Has 60 Minutes ever done a episode on how much the pharmaceutical companies spend lobbying our governmental agencies,entertaining doctors & pharmacists,& pushing to advertise during news shows that will cover dis-eases & situations where they can push their drugs. How about a little research segment on de-regulation of drug advertising & the effect it has on the American public & their drug addiction, as well as the creation of many dis-eases & sicknesses that did not exist before a campaign was vigorously promoted! - Reply to this comment
