Guest guest Posted May 10, 1999 Report Share Posted May 10, 1999 To Kathy and other newcomers: YES... the CJD patient can ALWAYS hear you. I would suggest that if there are ANY discussions that you do NOT want the patient to hear... please leave the room and talk in a more private spot. I would also recommend the hospital staff or hospice workers understand this also. I speak from my past experience...any questions, please let me know. Thanks... Dolly ================================================== Subj: Re: Can they hear us? Date: 5/10/99 1:57:58 PM Eastern Daylight Time From: martink@... Reply-to: cjdvoice (AT) onelist (DOT) com To: cjdvoice (AT) onelist (DOT) com From: martink@... Can our loved ones hear us? I have been a nurse for many years. And I have always been told that many patients while in a coma can hear you when you talk to them. When I worked in the ICU's I would notice a change in Heart rate or a change in their blood pressure when someone was talking to them, especially if it was a family member. I know CJD destroys parts of our brain, and therefore we don't know for sure if the hearing is affected. But I tell my mom to talk to my dad everyday. He isn't in a coma state yet, but I know that time will come, and I pray he hears every word we share with him, so he knows just how loved he is. And if they can't hear us...We hear us, and sometimes that's just as important. That's my 2 cents worth......kathy ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 10, 1999 Report Share Posted May 10, 1999 Can our loved ones hear us? I have been a nurse for many years. And I have always been told that many patients while in a coma can hear you when you talk to them. When I worked in the ICU's I would notice a change in Heart rate or a change in their blood pressure when someone was talking to them, especially if it was a family member. I know CJD destroys parts of our brain, and therefore we don't know for sure if the hearing is affected. But I tell my mom to talk to my dad everyday. He isn't in a coma state yet, but I know that time will come, and I pray he hears every word we share with him, so he knows just how loved he is. And if they can't hear us...We hear us, and sometimes that's just as important. That's my 2 cents worth......kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 10, 1999 Report Share Posted May 10, 1999 I agree with Robin...I believe my father could hear until the very end. He couldn't talk, walk, eat or drink, but I think he could hear what we were talking about. We made sure that we left the room to talk about CJD. It was a very difficult time for all of us but I think we did the right thing by not talking about it around my dad. Just my opinion. a P. > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >ONElist: where the world talks! >http://www.onelist.com >Join a new list today. >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >If you have any questions, problems, concerns, etc... please contact Liz at LArmstr853@..., Pat at Ape826@..., Dolly at DBC006@... or Beverly G at Bevalso@.... > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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