Hi everyone,
Yes Dina can now have visitors. But please remember that she gets tired very very easy.
Also everyone should also be aware that Dina is still in a coma even though she can open here eyes and move her arms. When her eyes are closed she is sleeping. Dina has rated as high as 10 on the Coma scale most days she is a 7 or 8 have a look at the following web sites for information on the coma scale.
http://www.medstudents.com.br/neuro/neuro4.htm
http://www.biact.org/infartcl/glasgow.html
We are sure she is some what aware of her surroundings although she does not react to commands. So if you ask her something most likely she will not respond but we are told she does hear you, so please be careful what you say around her and please try not to be emotional in the room with her. I know it is hard not to be emotional when you first see her. So if you have to just walk into the hall for a break.
Also (i’m going to blame this on her parents) Dina has had a hair cut on Saturday, so don’t think you are in the wrong room when you see her with a brush cut.
At first the doctor’s wanted as little stimulation as possible until her brain stop swelling. But now they would like to start stimulating her a little at a time about 5 - 10 minutes for every hour or so. We are trying to stimulate all of her senses touch, smell, taste, hearing and sight. With the sight there is not must we can do yet as she can not see yet. For taste right now it is just tooth paste and mouth wash as she can not swallow very well yet. For smell we will start bringing things in, including horse smelling items.
I am sure she would love to see as many of you as possible but please only a few people at a time. Visitation at the hospital is between 10 am and 9 pm with a rest period from 1 pm until 2:30 pm. She is in room 740 of the civic campus of the Ottawa Hospital in Ottawa, Ontario,Canada.
Tin sorry about the email address I will fix it the one here works .
[This message was edited by Miss D’s Brother Rob on Feb. 28, 2002 at 02:04 PM.]
