Hi Michelle,
Thanks for your question and for finding EmpowHER. I believe these really are questions for your lawyer. What are they planning to do to counteract the claims that your sister was unfit to drive? It is admirable you are trying to help your case. I did find this information on the Brain Aneurysm Foundation website "Recovery for patients who receive treatment for an unruptured aneurysm generally require less rehabilitative therapy and recover more quickly than patients whose aneurysm has ruptured." I would think that as part of your sister's ongoing care, it should have been determined if she was OK to drive. A certified note or testimony from her team of doctors would clear that up, don't you think? Their claim is similar to assuming someone who's had a heart attack is unfit to drive post-recovery. Sounds pretty weak to me, but I'm not a lawyer as I stated. And your lawyer is right, they have a case until it is proven unfounded.
Here is information about Aneurysm recovery from that website I mentioned. It's not much, but it's a start: Brain Aneurysm Foundation: What to Expect in Rehabilitation
and MedlinePlus: Cerebral artery aneurysm of the para-ophthalmic artery segment of the internal carotid artery
Good luck, and let us know what you find out or how else we may be able to help your research.
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Hi Michelle,
March 8, 2011 - 8:43amThanks for your question and for finding EmpowHER. I believe these really are questions for your lawyer. What are they planning to do to counteract the claims that your sister was unfit to drive? It is admirable you are trying to help your case. I did find this information on the Brain Aneurysm Foundation website "Recovery for patients who receive treatment for an unruptured aneurysm generally require less rehabilitative therapy and recover more quickly than patients whose aneurysm has ruptured." I would think that as part of your sister's ongoing care, it should have been determined if she was OK to drive. A certified note or testimony from her team of doctors would clear that up, don't you think? Their claim is similar to assuming someone who's had a heart attack is unfit to drive post-recovery. Sounds pretty weak to me, but I'm not a lawyer as I stated. And your lawyer is right, they have a case until it is proven unfounded.
Here is information about Aneurysm recovery from that website I mentioned. It's not much, but it's a start:
Brain Aneurysm Foundation: What to Expect in Rehabilitation
and MedlinePlus: Cerebral artery aneurysm of the para-ophthalmic artery segment of the internal carotid artery
Good luck, and let us know what you find out or how else we may be able to help your research.
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