Locked-in - Trapped in one‘s own body (Publications of Christine Kühn foundation for the improvement of the life situation of people with Locked-in-syndrome)
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (642 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1521498091 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 120 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-12 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
“Although I was fully conscious, I could establish no contact with the outside world. In this book he clearly describes the different phases of his illness and the treatment, and the long journey back to life.. Fed by adrip, on an artifi cial respirator, unable to communicate with the outside world for a long time - yet fully conscious. I was enclosed – Locked in – a prisoner trapped within my own body. I mean, only a few people are fully conscious of their moment of mortality ! ”In March 1995, the 39 yearold physicist Karl-Heinz Pantke suffered a usually fatal brain stroke, resulting in Locked in Syndrome, which led to complete paralysis. In the ambulance I was pronounced dead