Hi
My mother suffered her 3rd stroke. Now she is in bed can not move any part of her body except opening her eyes. She can breath by herself but she can not eat that is why we inserted nasogastric tube to feed her. She has been like this for more than 40 days, I feel she can hear us because one day she opened her eyes wide when I spoke a bit loud to her (actually she was like I scared her when I spoke loud). When she opens her eyes, she is not moving them left or right to follow the voice, just open them.
What is the medical term of this condition? and what do we expect next? will she be able to start eating again? talking again? moving again? she is 84 years old.
Thanks a lot.
Thank you so much for your reply. So sorry for my late reply, these days writing an email has become so hard task, but I am trying. I got an email saying you sent me a message (thank you) but I see no message in my message board here!! very strange.
Anyway, I tried to see if she can sniff, but she did not reply. I think she was sleeping, I will try again. She started making strange voices, like hooo, hmmmm, nnhhhhh for few seconds.. not sure that part of her yawn or what.
These days she open her eyes (awak) during the night (from 12am to 6am) so I get up and talk to her so she wont feel lonely. Everything else is the same as before.
Thank you Samlam again for your help. Take care.