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Permalink Reply by Joy on March 9, 2010 at 9:24pm

Not sure if anyone has told you about the book, "My Stroke Of Insight" by Jill Bolt Taylor. She had a stroke and was in a coma from an AVM. It is her story of her recovery. I also know of a girl who had a massive bleed at 9yrs old and was in a coma for 3 mths. Today she has some paralysis but did survive and can walk and talk. I think you just don't know at this point.... hang in there.

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Permalink Reply by Gerardo (David) Barriga on March 10, 2010 at 12:36pm

Joy, The book by Taylor was so insightful, Since my stroke, it has been hard to read, my dear long time friend adviced and pushed me to read it, I DID IT! took a while but it was sure worth it. Thanks for bringing it up, made me feel grateful.

Joy said:

Not sure if anyone has told you about the book, "My Stroke Of Insight" by Jill Bolt Taylor. She had a stroke and was in a coma from an AVM. It is her story of her recovery. I also know of a girl who had a massive bleed at 9yrs old and was in a coma for 3 mths. Today she has some paralysis but did survive and can walk and talk. I think you just don't know at this point.... hang in there.

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Permalink Reply by BeatleChick on March 20, 2010 at 12:37am

I was in a coma following the rupture of my AVM (in 1990). I was in the coma for about 2 months, give or take a bit. From late June, until the end of September.

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