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The stronger the desire to return home, the lower the willingness to undergo therapy. The reasons for wanting to go home are complex. Often, patients simply want to go back to their old habits.
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Frey (Betroffene)
"I could go home now"
Ms. Frey could not fully assess the risk of complications and felt restored after the operation. Her greatest wish was to be released home. The two-week period of being confined to bed is an important part of the therapy, in order to prevent complications such as post-operative bleeding.
Decision-making
Ristova (Angehörige, Ehefrau)
Mr. Ristova needed protective gloves
Mr. Ristova was very confused in the first weeks after the coma and was looking for reasons to leave the hospital. It happens that patients try to remove vital cables or drains. For their own protection, they are given protective gloves or have their hands fixed to the bed. Fixation measures are in the area of tension between autonomy and care. On the one hand, they make therapy possible in the first place, on the other hand, they strengthen the urge to free oneself and break off the therapy. For relatives, it is often terrible to visit their loved ones in this area of tension.
Decision-making
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Marti (Angehörige, Schwester)
Sometimes the brain haemorrhage hits the heart
The stress can cause patients to develop heart problems. Ms. Marti could not identify the symptoms at all, because for a long time they thought her sister had Covid.
Experience of disease
Brain damage
Marti (Angehörige, Schwester)
Driving was always very important to her sister
Ms. Marti reports that her sister lost her driving licence during a police check. Even though her sister, a trained car mechanic, always cared about the car, she now also sees how much stress driving caused her.
Challenges after brain damage
Brain damage
Marti (Angehörige, Schwester)
Ms. Marti felt responsible for her sister
Ms. Marti had a disagreement with her sister regarding the treatment plan and decided to withdraw.
Impact for loved-ones
Brain damage
Marti (Angehörige, Schwester)
Ms. Marti had herself examined for her disposition
Both her sister and her mother suffered from brain damage. The indication that she too might have an increased risk of a cerebral vascular condition caused her great concern. She decided to undergo a medical examination.
Impact for loved-ones
Brain damage
Marti (Angehörige, Schwester)
Ms. Marti is less afraid of death
Yoga became an important resource for Ms. Marti. Here she found a positive way of dealing with her soul and today considers her body a gift.
Lessons and strategies
Brain damage
Marti (Angehörige, Schwester)
Her symptoms resembled a Covid infection
Headache, fever, vomiting - but the Covid test was negative
Procedure after brain damage
Brain damage
Marti (Angehörige, Schwester)
"With doctors you have to hand in and trust anyway".
Ms. Marti describes a "powerlessness" and a feeling of "helplessness". She sees that the chance of survival is no longer in her hands. She reduces her power to act to trusting doctors, facing what is happening with "serenity" and relying on "hope".
Procedure after brain damage
Brain damage
Marti (Angehörige, Schwester)
Ms. Marti sees that the will can change in the course of life experience
Ms. Marti had a similar medical history in the family in the past, as her mother suffered a stroke earlier. Today she knows that her mother has changed a lot after that and now thinks differently about many issues than she used to.
Decision-making
Brain damage
Marti (Angehörige, Schwester)
"A rollercoaster of emotions"
In her contact with the person affected, Ms. Marti noticed how her sister's reaction had changed. She saw that her sister was no longer herself at all, was suffering from sleep deprivation and was experiencing very fluctuating emotions. Overall, the person affected did not react as Ms. Marti knew her.
Decision-making
Brain damage
Marti (Angehörige, Schwester)
When the desire to go home is stronger....
The stronger the desire to return home, the lower the willingness to undergo therapy. The reasons for wanting to go home are complex. Often, patients simply want to go back to their old habits.
Decision-making
Brain damage
Marti (Angehörige, Schwester)
Ms. Marti believes in rebirth
Through her work as a yoga teacher, Ms. Marti has gained a new perspective on life and death.
Faith, religion, and spirituality
Brain damage
Marti (Angehörige, Schwester)
Through yoga, Ms. Marti was able to take a step back from her emotions
Ms. Marti intensively practices Kundalini yoga and learned a new way of dealing with personal crises.
Faith, religion, and spirituality
Brain damage
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