A coma is a profound state of unconsciousness. A comatose patient cannot be awakened, fails to respond normally to pain or light, does not have sleep-wake cycles, and does not take...
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I awoke Fathers day Sunday June 15, 2008 to find my wife barely breathing and with a weak pulse. Immediately calling 911, I was told to initiate CPR until the medics arrived.
She was taken to the emergency room and treated for a massive dose of prescribed narcotics. Due to lack of blood flow and oxygen to her brain, she suffered massive strokes, catastrophic brain damage, heart failure and fell into a coma. She was put onto a ventilator, moved to ICU and after a few days, the doctor’s prognosis was Persistent Vegetative State with little chance of recovery. Although we had discussed the "What if" and "Pulling the Plug" in the past, she did not have an Advanced Directive and now I'm finding out there are a lot of "What If's" in the "What If's"! I feel that I'm being made to choose life or death, husband or widower, father or single parent, hope or no hope, worst of all - To be alone in our partnership and marriage. My family, friends and people who care, say things such as "Put it in Gods hands", "She's not in pain", "Miracles happen", "Hang in there, things will get better", of course things will get better, I can't imagine anything worse than what she is going through right now. I am surrounded by people, family and friends, but still feel alone. Has anyone been here or is? Posted on 07/02/08, 04:07 pm |
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Hi there I can understand how you feel i have stood alone kind of in the same way except it was for my 19 yr old son...i had to fight doctors of all kinds and many opinions. You are in a hard place having to make the decisions... My question to you says What does your heart tell you...Yes Trust God and all that good stuff i would say to you I heard God speak to me when the doctors were talking about my sons condition and he said fight is that what you are feeling? if so do it miracles do happen my sons brain was not even in tact except for the brain stem...yet today he can talk to me and i can tell him how much i love him... I felt the hand of God from the beginning if you feel doubt with the doctors prognosis then get alone and listen to your heart this might sound lame but this is a deep heart matter. Put your emotions on the back burner. Get quiet with God ask him to give you a sign to what you are to do He will I know it I will pray you will hear Gods voice as I did. Funny we were literally finding dimes all around everywhere and my son responded to me but no one else ... does She have brain swelling? well let me here from you and God Bless You. And thank you for sharing
Brenda Remember God always has the last word and if he wants her God will take her. 
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