Guest guest Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 More prayers for yourself, Casey, and family. Wish there was more I could do. Steve 60 from WA IPF 2006 Parkinsons 2008 Alzheimers 2008 Reply-To: Breathe-Support To: Breathe-Support Subject: Back HomeDate: Wed, 21 May 2008 05:35:01 -0000 Hi Air Family, We got back late last night from Melbourne. Casey is still with us but a very sick young woman. She survived the surgery to remove part of her skull bone to relieve the build-up of fluid pressure on her brain. The AVM (Arterio Venous Malfunction) won't be operated on for a long time yet. They want to assess her functioning capacity when she comes out of her coma. She's on assisted breathing through a Tracheotomy Tube. They are making 2 special helmets for her to wear to protect her exposed brain membrane..one to wear in bed & the other a 'hard hat' for daily use. Her parent's have been told that she has this dreadful thing in the worst possible place..her Brain Stem which controls Brain messages both down through the Spinal Cord & up to the big Brain. It's like Grand Central Station...they are so shocked & exhausted. Fortunately they've got a friend who lives close to the Hospital. which means they don't have to travel back & forth from their home in Ballarat, which would be a couple of hoursw each way. Casey is out of Intensive Care but now in the High Dependancy Unit of the Neurological Ward. There's no telling how long the Coma state will last or what level of functioning she'll have when she finally wakes up. Right now they're working hard to control the seizures that she's begun to experience. It is VERY scarey! We all are hoping & holding our collective breaths! in Oz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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