Prior to 2010, I was a marketing professional and extremely fit, fell running mother of three. Then my life changed catastrophically. I suffered a right vertebral artery dissection, occlusion and infarction of my pons at 39. When I woke up from my medically induced...
Please don’t be premature with your improvement expectations of patients presenting with locked in syndrome. As explained in Part 1 of my story, it was like waking up inside my own coffin. I could feel, think, hear and see normally, but can move absolutely...
Imagine the noise of a pneumatic drill and then a bomb exploding in your brain? Then imagine waking up inside your own coffin where you can think, feel, see and hear normally, but move absolutely nothing. AKA Locked In Syndrome. Worse still, imagine not being able to...
Challenging traditional relationships and embracing shared decision-making by Marcus Powell The NHS Confederation conference last week was a busy affair; quieter, I’m told, than previous years but nonetheless a meeting place for reconnection, sharing and networking....
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