I don't want to get into things too much, but my girlfriend was in a car accident about 5 weeks ago and has been in a coma since then with a severe head injury.
I guess she is technically out of/coming out of her coma, but it seems like the last couple of weeks have shown no improvement. She can open her eyes and move her arms and legs a little, but she isn't quite responding to us yet. It just crushes me to see her and to be able to look into her eyes and not be sure if she even knows what happened or what is going on.
According to the neurosurgical team that she had while in the hospital, they expect her recovery to be a long road and that she will probably have some permanent deficits. But I'm still holding onto the chance that she might be the same person she was before her accident.
So, does anyone have any stories about family or friends that they'd like to share that might give me a little bit of hope over the next couple of weeks/months as I try to get through this?
I guess she is technically out of/coming out of her coma, but it seems like the last couple of weeks have shown no improvement. She can open her eyes and move her arms and legs a little, but she isn't quite responding to us yet. It just crushes me to see her and to be able to look into her eyes and not be sure if she even knows what happened or what is going on.
According to the neurosurgical team that she had while in the hospital, they expect her recovery to be a long road and that she will probably have some permanent deficits. But I'm still holding onto the chance that she might be the same person she was before her accident.
So, does anyone have any stories about family or friends that they'd like to share that might give me a little bit of hope over the next couple of weeks/months as I try to get through this?