Monthly Archives: October 2012

We have had a visit from Glenside rehabilitation centre. The visit went fine. She may be moving within 2 weeks !!! Obviously this depends on what the consultants say about her trachy. They can take her with the trachy but … Continue reading →

I am a second year adult nursing student (very mature student).  I am on placement with a community nursing team now and one of the nurses I am being mentored by worked on a neuro ICU so she had some … Continue reading →

She still has a pseudomonas infection in her chest which is being treated with antibiotics. Her cough isn’t as strong today and she has had to be suctioned a lot. Her secretions are really thick and she is having difficulty … Continue reading →

Latest is that Helen is on HDU in Basingstoke now. She is off ventilation but still has a trachy. She is still unresponsive apart from moving an eye. She does nothing to command. They are talking of moving her sometime … Continue reading →

She came off all painkillers, just having paracetamol and antibiotics for the infection. Her heart rate is still raised, her blood pressure is elevated and her respiration rate is higher than normal. She is initiating breathing herself with support from … Continue reading →

In the beginning there was ……. HELLMy daughter (18) had a RTA at 0230 on 27th September 2012.  We don’t know the circumstances surrounding it other than she was driving and there was no other car involved. Her friend who … Continue reading →