DD
SoWal Expert
Most of you know where I work. Every once in a while, a story like this comes along and it's too good not to share.
We have a patient, I'll call her Nicky, who's been with us for over three years. She is only 33. At about the age of 28, she had a severe stroke following a simple heart murmur repair and subsequent blood clot. Since the stroke, she has been unable to really move or eat or speak. We've always known she knew what was going on, but could in no way respond.
Yesterday, her dad took her to the dentist for a procedure. Prior to the procedure, they gave her an injection of Ativan and some light gas to relax her. The dentist did his thing and when he finished, Nicky said...
"You did a good job"! Just out of the blue--after not speaking for 5 years!!
The consensus is that the combination of the Ativan and the gas relaxed her vocal chords enough for her to speak.
Well, we all got chills and cried, her family showed up in droves and she talked to her grandmother on the phone!!! It truly was a Happy Halloween!!!
We have a patient, I'll call her Nicky, who's been with us for over three years. She is only 33. At about the age of 28, she had a severe stroke following a simple heart murmur repair and subsequent blood clot. Since the stroke, she has been unable to really move or eat or speak. We've always known she knew what was going on, but could in no way respond.
Yesterday, her dad took her to the dentist for a procedure. Prior to the procedure, they gave her an injection of Ativan and some light gas to relax her. The dentist did his thing and when he finished, Nicky said...
"You did a good job"! Just out of the blue--after not speaking for 5 years!!
The consensus is that the combination of the Ativan and the gas relaxed her vocal chords enough for her to speak.
Well, we all got chills and cried, her family showed up in droves and she talked to her grandmother on the phone!!! It truly was a Happy Halloween!!!
