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Evelyne E.

Ms. Evelyn E. can no longer remember exactly when she was admitted to the intensive care unit. It all happened very quickly. When she woke up after the two weeks in the coma, she was very confused. She reports feelings of anger, questions or apologies, and the importance of communication in the ICU.

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Evelyne E. recalls a confusion between reality and happy hallucinations.

Ms Evelyne E. describes the confusion, between perception of reality and moments of joyfull hallucinations.

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Well, talking like that, like they were talking to those two girls, I think that - and not talking to me; I thought I was next to them, but I wasn't involved in their discussion at all. I thought it was weird. I thought, "What am I doing here? They were doing / talking about their classes, their stuff and I was following. And I thought to myself that it's true that even people in a coma can hear. So I don't think I was in a coma, I don't know. I was just waking up, you know. But I don't have a bad memory. I: So you always think that people, even with their eyes closed, can hear? E: Yes. And then I got confused because I thought, what am I doing here? But what am I doing here? I don't know, I didn't understand. I: And afterwards, did you understand what was going on with the famous picnic, what it could be, that it was just the people doing their work in the next room? E: Afterwards, but not at the time, I was convinced that they were having a picnic, then that they were going to eat, then that they were going to leave. But I thought they were partying too long. To me, they were partying; I was at parties.

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Evelyne E.

Ms. Evelyn E. can no longer remember exactly when she was admitted to the intensive care unit. It all happened very quickly. When she woke up after the two weeks in the coma, she was very confused. She reports feelings of anger, questions or apologies, and the importance of communication in the ICU.

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Ms Eveline E. listened to the private conversations of the nursing staff, who acted as if she was not present and sometimes felt unnoticed.

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Evelyne E.

Evelyne E. recalls a confusion between reality and happy hallucinations.

Ms Evelyne E. describes the confusion, between perception of reality and moments of joyfull hallucinations.

State of consciousness and memory issues

Experiences in Intensive Care

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Mrs. Evelyne E. wakes up slowly and in confusion.

Mrs. Evelyne E. slowly woke up and was confused between hallucination and beginning perception of reality.

State of consciousness and memory issues

Experiences in Intensive Care

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Unable to ask questions

Mrs. Evelyne E. explains that she didn't understand what was happening to her: she wasn't given any explanations, but she didn't have the strength to ask questions either.

Communication issues in the intensive care unit (ICU)

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Memory gaps

Mrs. Evelyne E.'s fluctuating state of consciousness means that her memory of the children's visit is fragmentary.

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Concentration problems

Mrs. Evelyn E. is aware of difficulties in concentrating and responding.

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Feelings of inferiority.

Mrs. Evelyn E. had the perception of being "overruled" or “guilty”.

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