In his coma to hear and understand all

Stroke locked this woman prisoner of his own body for months. But it saved the love of loved ones and their own courage.

A resident of Yorkshire, a mother of three children, Kate was the victim of a terrible Ellat syndrome trapped man In which the brain is still alive and active, but the body is no longer obey him. The patient hears and understands everything that is happening around him, but can not report it to others. And they may find it hopeless and disconnected from life support machines.

After stroke   and paralysis Kate obeyed only one part of the body - her eyelids. A woman could open and close his eyes, and then see what is happening next. "It was horrible all - says the former patient. - In particular, I heard the doctors told my husband that I did not show any signs of life. The doctor said that my brain is dead, but I have something he understood perfectly. I there was a feeling the man decided to bury alive. I wanted to scream, but I could only open and close the eyelids. "

It all started in February 2010, when Kate began to appear severe headaches. At the hospital, doctors diagnosed migraine and prescribed medication, but her house the woman did not get lost consciousness. Alas, hemorrhage occurred in a remote part of the brain that remove blood clots and carry out the operation was impossible. Doctors gave Kate a 50% survival. Then she was in captivity syndrome trapped man

Every day the nurse came to wash Kate and process to prevent the formation of pressure ulcers. "I felt humiliating, but could only close the shame my eyes - says woman. - They sometimes joked at me, not knowing what I hear. Sometimes doctors released quite frank comments about me, especially about my prospects. It was all very scary to hear. "

Doctors have long been convinced that the brain Kate died, and she begged them to carry out internal investigations. Then one day there was a breakthrough. He is sitting next to her husband and his wife switched on the TV program that Kate loved. The woman closed her eyes as a sign of disagreement, and the husband noticed it. He began to ask her questions, and answered them, Kate Morgan. Finally, and conducted tests to prove that the brain of the patient alive.

After nine weeks she was discharged to a rehabilitation center. None of the doctors could not believe that Kate be able to talk or walk again, but she slowly regains mobility. And now she can walk again with the children, to communicate with her husband and to serve itself.

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