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Hacienda71
Mancunian in self imposed exile in leafy Cheshire
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Amy Pieters in Induced Coma
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Cathryn
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"If she can lead a decent life, I hope she wakes up," Stam told Dutch newspaper AD.
Utterly heartbreaking.
"The doctors say 'as long as she doesn't do things on command, she's not awake and we can't wake her'."
From personal experience, that doesn't mean that she doesn't have some awareness of her situation (I remember thinking/dreaming that I was in a medical equipment showroom as part of the customer display) and coming out of a coma isn't like an on/off switch so I would still be hopeful for a positive outcome.
From personal experience, that doesn't mean that she doesn't have some awareness of her situation (I remember thinking/dreaming that I was in a medical equipment showroom as part of the customer display) and coming out of a coma isn't like an on/off switch so I would still be hopeful for a positive outcome.
bitsandbobs
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That's excellent news...let's hope that she's able to regain her mobility and speech
ColinJ
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It is excellent news if she continues to make significant progress.
It would be my definition of a living hell though to regain just enough consciousness to understand exactly how awful the situation is but then never progress further...
It would be my definition of a living hell though to regain just enough consciousness to understand exactly how awful the situation is but then never progress further...
SydZ
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^^^^^
That sums it up for me.
That sums it up for me.
Cathryn
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I've been feeling the same way - desperately hoping it IS good news for Amy.
It is excellent news if she continues to make significant progress.
It would be my definition of a living hell though to regain just enough consciousness to understand exactly how awful the situation is but then never progress further...
Reading the latest news from the team website I'd be more hopeful.
She's getting some specialized intensive neurorehabilitation, and it sounds as though she is making progress, is aware of her situation and is responding to the treatment. All good news.
ColinJ
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Well, fingers crossed for her!
Cathryn
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Both wonderful and awful news. She is home at weekends and can interact with people but is still far from where we all hope she will be. But I'm so glad for the glimmers of hope in this update.
https://cyclingtips.com/2022/06/amy-pieters-continues-recovery-partially-at-home/
https://cyclingtips.com/2022/06/amy-pieters-continues-recovery-partially-at-home/
Cathryn
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The video is quite shocking.
https://nos.nl/artikel/2433481-lang...uit-volgende-stap-is-dat-ze-weer-leert-praten
https://nos.nl/artikel/2433481-lang...uit-volgende-stap-is-dat-ze-weer-leert-praten
Awful but could have been worse I guess. Fingers crossed
That smile just before 2:00 mins was lovely to see and her just being home for part of the week will bring a lot of hope i am sure.
After watching this and reading the Cyclingtips article I would feel a little more optimistic and the fact that she is allowed home at weekends would mean that she no longer needs 24 hour medical/nursing care. When she is transferred to the rehab unit I would expect further progress with intensive physiotherapy, speech & language therapy etc. Long way to go yet but it looks promising to me. Good luck Amy.
