I'm so sorry to hear about your mom, but good to hear that she has opened her eyes. With my dad, he was responsive from the moment he woke up but he had no recollection of where he was or what happened. He had zero memory span....we could explain to him what happened and within 1-2 seconds he would ask again. He also did not have the ability to get out of bed or even sit up on his own, but he also had kidney and lung failure due to the CPR, and he was on dialysis for two months. I can tell you that it's very important to be your mom's advocate while she's in the hospital and fight for the care from the doctors that she deserves. Doctors are so quick to disregard brain injury patients because they say there's no hope, but there absolutely is. We have to be the voice our parents don't have while they're in the hospital. I spent the majority of 5 months away from my home to be by my dad's side, in another state, making sure he was properly cared for in the hospital, and even then he was constantly ignored by doctors. After the injury it was very difficult for my dad to talk and hold a conversation that was more than one or two word responses. It hasn't been until the past few weeks where he is really starting to project his voice and engage in semi-full conversations....more than a year after his injury. His memory loss is still pretty short term - sometimes he can retain information for only a moment, sometimes an hour or longer, but it's easier for him to remember activities vs. me telling him something. He's pretty good about remembering what year it is. When your mom becomes responsive, make sure she is getting speech and physical therapy regularly. It's so hard to know an outcome for an anoxic brain injury patient, but I believe that miracles happen and God heals. Sending prayers your way. -Julianna
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I'm so sorry to hear about your mom, but good to hear that she has opened her eyes. With my dad, he was responsive from the moment he woke up but he had no recollection of where he was or what happened. He had zero memory span....we could explain to him what happened and within 1-2 seconds he would ask again. He also did not have the ability to get out of bed or even sit up on his own, but he also had kidney and lung failure due to the CPR, and he was on dialysis for two months. I can tell you that it's very important to be your mom's advocate while she's in the hospital and fight for the care from the doctors that she deserves. Doctors are so quick to disregard brain injury patients because they say there's no hope, but there absolutely is. We have to be the voice our parents don't have while they're in the hospital. I spent the majority of 5 months away from my home to be by my dad's side, in another state, making sure he was properly cared for in the hospital, and even then he was constantly ignored by doctors. After the injury it was very difficult for my dad to talk and hold a conversation that was more than one or two word responses. It hasn't been until the past few weeks where he is really starting to project his voice and engage in semi-full conversations....more than a year after his injury. His memory loss is still pretty short term - sometimes he can retain information for only a moment, sometimes an hour or longer, but it's easier for him to remember activities vs. me telling him something. He's pretty good about remembering what year it is. When your mom becomes responsive, make sure she is getting speech and physical therapy regularly. It's so hard to know an outcome for an anoxic brain injury patient, but I believe that miracles happen and God heals. Sending prayers your way. -Julianna
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