My nephew, Marco had an AVM rupture on Nov 6 2008. He was in coma for 4 weeks and to date he can track with his eyes. He can answer with yes and no by looking at the flash cards, nod and shake his head for yes & no and also do thumbs up on both hands. He can say 'Hi' but with a great effort. He is on trachy because he needs suction still. He seems to be sleeping a lot during the day and because of the slow progress his making, the doctors think he could be in this lock-in stage forever.
My nephew, Marco had an AVM rupture on Nov 6 2008. He was in coma for 4 weeks and to date he can track with his eyes. He can answer with yes and no by looking at the flash cards, nod and shake his head for yes & no and also do thumbs up on both hands. He can say 'Hi' but with a great effort. He is on trachy because he needs suction still. He seems to be sleeping a lot during the day and because of the slow progress his making, the doctors think he could be in this lock-in stage forever.
February 24, 2009 9:56pm
Well Marco is continuing making progress. He woke up fresh yesterday morning, did his normal physio and smiled for the camera. He also …
February 22, 2009 9:34pm
Well, last Saturday was a good day. I visited Marco, asked him to do "thumb up", he wouldn't do it, my brother asked & he did …
February 18, 2009 9:22pm
Well, looks like we are going to hear good news everyday. Marco had another good day yesterday. He was awake alot and did what the nurses …
February 17, 2009 10:04pm
Well Marco was doing well yesterday. They wheeled him outside for good 30 mins and he seemed very excited. he stayed awake the whole afternoon. When …
February 17, 2009 10:02pm
My sister told Marco that the doctors were visiting and told him to stay awake so when they come he can perform all the tasks they ask him to. Well …
Please do keep me posted....I have such strong faith everything will turn out just the way it is suppose to!!!! Many blessings. Chaska
Hey I cant find any pictures maybe you can post just one. and i want an update of what he is doing and not doing. etc. hugs Brenda
My nephew Marco had an AVM rupture on Nov 6 2008 and he was in a coma for 4 weeks. Now 3 months down the line he is making a very slow progress. He can answer yes & no with his eyes looking at the flash cards. He can also nod for yes and shake his head for no. He can do thumb up with both hands and his vision is good.
