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Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1  We are taught in Nursing 101...."The last sense to go is the sense of hearing...DO NOT EVER TALK IN FRONT OF AN UNRESPONSIVE/UNCONSCIOUS PATIENT....THEY CAN HEAR EVERYTHING YOU SAY". This was proven to me years later when I had an uncle in the hospital, who was comatose...seriously ill..they didnt give him 30% chance of recovering...his family stood around the room discussing funeral arrangements, etc....well, he eventually woke up and the first thing he told them all was he did NOT approve of the plans they had for him and he wanted to address that in writing so they would get it right when the time came! He lived another 15 years! .......I am thankful Patti was able to get some rest...maybe she can eat a little something.... |
I agree. I've heard people on TV talking about things they remembered from coma as people talked. Others say they recall nothing. I've talked to more than one person who said they knew someone who was in a coma and words got through, the patient told them, once they awakened, actually telling them about things that they were really talking about. When my mother was going through her last hours, I presumed she could hear me & just talked to her normally. Her labored breathing would always quieten a bit when I talked or sang to her & I do not think it was my imagination. I believe that many, many unconscious patients do hear & register much of what is said in their presence.
I pray that Patti can find someone to help sit with Ken during some of this so at least she can lie down on a cot & nap some in the room & stay with him to let her go to the cafeteria for a hot meal once a day or so. It will strengthen her & she needs her energy to get through this. Maybe her daughter can take an emergency leave & be with her. In some hospitals, there are volunteers who will sit with very ill patients for family members.
Hopefully Ken is unaware now of his pain & fear & the hospice palliative care is keeping him comfortable & resting. I know we are all still hoping Ken can get his miracle & can't let that hope go yet.
Connie, please pass our thoughts & love along to Patti. I think of she & Ken so often during the day. And thank you again for letting us know what is going on with Ken & how he is doing.