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https://sg.style.yahoo.com/7-old-taiwanese-boy-coma-081838291.html Heart breaking to hear the boy scream in pain.

A woman in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) who was seriously injured in a car crash in 1991 has finally woken up from a 27-year-long coma. Munira Abdulla, then 32, had just picked up her 4-year-old son Omar from school when the car they were in collided with a school bus, reported local daily the National on Monday (Apr 22). While Omar was unharmed, Ms Abdulla, who had tried to protect her son from the impact, was left unconscious with a serious brain injury. Last year, Ms Abdulla, now 60, regained consciousness in a hospital room in Germany. “I never gave up on her because I always had a feeling that one day she will wake up,” said her 32-year-old son Omar Webair in an interview with the National. Ms Abdulla, who was taken to a local hospital after the accident, was later transferred to one in London where doctors diagnosed her to be in a minimally conscious state. She was then returned to the UAE where she was transferred several times due to insurance constraints. In 2017, Ms Abdulla was finally taken to a German hospital after the Crown Prince Court heard the family's story and gave them a grant. There, Ms Abdulla underwent surgery to treat her weakened limb muscles as well as physical therapy. Last June, Ms Abdulla was seen stirring in her bed when an argument broke out in her hospital room. “She was making strange sounds and I kept calling the doctors to examine her,” Mr Webair told the National. “They said everything was normal. “Then, three days later, I woke up to the sound of someone calling my name. “It was her. She was calling my name. I was flying with joy. For years I have dreamt of this moment, and my name was the first word she said.” Ms Abdulla is now receiving treatment in Abu Dhabi, where she is able to communicate “in a very reasonable manner”, said the hospital. “I shared her story to tell people not to lose hope on their loved ones,” Mr Webair said. “Don’t consider them dead when they are in such a state. “All those years, the doctors told me she was a hopeless case and that there was no point of the treatment I was seeking for her, but whenever in doubt I put myself in her place and did whatever I could to improve her condition.” Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/uae-woman-wakes-up-from-27-year-coma-after-car-crash-report-11472950 Miracle story to kick start this morning. In Singapore, this may not even be remotely possible no thanks to expensive healthcare bills. How comprehensive or rather how limited is our life insurance for coma patients? How many of us can afford to keep our loved ones alive for so long, with or without hopes of them even waking up? Then there are other deciding factors... What are the moral implications to deciding when to pull the plug for a coma patient whom is showing minimal signs of consciousness, on life support etc? Who is going to decide quality of life vs quantity of life? When is the right time to pull the plug? Is there ever a right time? Do insurance companies put pressure on hospitals or even doctors? This is a miracle case. It has given hope to families out there to keep the faith and not give up on their loved ones. But food for thought, how many of us would have been able to do the same? At 60 years old, she still has many good years to catch up on lost time with her family.

One of my relatives is bedridden and in coma stage now. We have been trying to contact the various insurance companies to enquire if this relative has insurance plans with them. So far, the insurance companies seem OK to reveal details as long as we provide the name and NRIC and explain the situation. However, what about banks? How would we be able to withdraw the cash inside this relative's bank accounts? Does it mean the only time the cash can be withdrawn is upon passing? It is intended to use the cash in the bank accounts to help offset the medical bills. pls advise. thanks

Formula One legend Michael Schumacher suffered a head injury while skiing in the French Alps resort of Meribel, French media reported on Sunday. The seven-time world champion, who retired for the second time in 2012, has been taken to hospital, Europe 1 and RMC radio reported. Reuters could not immediately verify the reports. The German is 44 years old. Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/sports/story/seven-time-f1-champion-michael-schumacher-injured-skiing-accident-2013122

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8x5guik9g8Doctors treating F1 legend Michael Schumacher have said he remains in a critical condition and it is too early to say if he will pull through. They told journalists at a hospital in the eastern French city of Grenoble that the retired former world champion is being kept in an artificial coma. “We carried out an emergency operation to drain away intra-cranial blood clots,” said neurosurgeon, Professor Stéphan Chabardès at a news conference. “And while the post-surgery scanner showed an evacuation of the intra-cranial blood clots, it also, unfortunately, showed widespread bilateral haemorrhaegic lesions.” Schumacher, 44, was skiing with his teenage son when he fell and hit his head on a rock on Sunday morning. It happened in the French Alps resort of Meribel where he has a holiday home. He was wearing a helmet and doctors said anyone involved in such a high-speed accident without protection would have died. Schumacher’s family is by his bedside.

Reports coming in from Europe indicate that the seven-time Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher was skiing at a resort in Meribel, France, when he fell and injured himself, hitting his head on a rock. Fully aware of the benefits of head protection, Schumacher was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident, but the severity of the impact has apparently left the racer in a coma. Though conscious after the impact, Schumacher was reportedly left dazed and shocked from the impact as he was airlifted first to a trauma center in Moutiers and then transported to University Hospital Center in nearby Grenoble. Schumacher arrived in a coma and required immediate brain surgery. There are conflicting reports of Schumacher's present condition, with initial reports suggesting the injury was "not very serious" and newer information suggesting that he sustained "severe head trauma." There were also reports saying that the 44-year-old German was "suffering a serious brain trauma with coma on his arrival, which required an immediate neurosurgical operation".

The above woman (bank employee, aged 33) kena asthma during a telco's service disruption. She stopped breathing serveral times and is in danger of dying because of oxygen deprivation to the brain. The woman has been in a coma for 6 days and is in an ICU. Link To be fair, they also never explain how exactly the service disruption led to her coma. She could SMS her husband for help just fine

Saw it here http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/eat-drin...ml#post70533668 PRC again. Child abuse again. AsiaOne Monday, Oct 08, 2012 GUANGZHOU, CHINA - A video clip showing a young girl being flung and kicked by a teaching assistant at a children's rehabilitation centre in Guangzhou, China has sparked outrage and sympathy among netizens. The clip was first uploaded and shared by local Chinese media in Sep this year, and shows four-year-old Qiu Yaoyao (not her real name), who is reportedly autistic, being abused by the older woman after the little girl did not cooperate during a daily exercise routine. The woman is identified as a 30-year-old staff member of the centre, which is a day care centre that takes in autistic and disabled children to teach them life skills and independent living. In the clip, she cen be seen holding up Yaoyao by her hands and instructing her to stand. But when the little girl does not obey instructions, she forcefully throws Yaoyao onto the floor behind her. The woman then proceeds to kick at the unresponsive little girl as she lays on the floor. All this while, other staff can be seen in the footage, but they do not interfere. But as Yaoyao continues to lie on the floor, the woman picks her up again - this time, by her ankles - and throws her over in a 360 degree flip. After realising that Yaoyao is unconscious, the woman asks her colleagues for help, and they bring the little girl to the hospital for emergency treatment. A Guangzhou newspaper reported last week the little girl has since undergone neurosurgery, and is able to sit, but she cannot stand yet. Her speech is also impaired. Yaoyao's father, who was interviewed, told media that he was informed that his daughter was hospitalised after an accident, but the rehabilitation centre's staff did not tell him that she was beaten. But he became suspicious due to the serious nature of her injuries, and asked to view footage of his daughter at the centre. The accident then came to light, and he made a police report. Local media further reported that the teaching assistant has since been charged with assault and battery, and has offered to make payment 200,000 yuan to the family for the girl's medical expenses. Separately, the rehabilitation centre also offered monetary compensation to help pay for Yaoyao's medical treatment of more than 800,000 yuan. The YouTube video has been viewed more than 80,000 times and garnered comments attacking the staff's barbaric treatment of a vulnerable victim. The incident has generated tens of thousands of comments from the online Chinese community, with even celebrities and writers condemning such barbaric acts that occur in China's education system, especially towards disabled children who are particularly vulnerable. The video clip has also been highlighted in international media, and brings into focus how autism is still largely underestimated by Chinese doctors.

Woman in coma after falling onboard SMRT bus SINGAPORE : A 54

May the Mazda driver rest in peace. ST 14/5 EARLY yesterday, as women across the world celebrated motherhood, Mr Alex Lim's mother watched her son die. The 30-year-old financial adviser had been in hospital since he was allegedly thrown off a taxi on April 9. Despite multiple operations, he never regained consciousness. Even if he had pulled through, he would probably have had to live with major disabilities. The tragedy was the result of what started out as a minor traffic dispute on the night of April 9. Mr Lim was driving his girlfriend home for dinner, but along Paterson Road, his red Mazda was involved in a minor collision with a taxi. Both drivers then parked along Scotts Road and got out of their vehicles. An argument ensued. Before it was resolved, cabby Lee Yuet Kong, who was carrying a passenger at the time, allegedly got back into his taxi and tried to drive off. Mr Lim, wanting to get Lee's particulars, stood in front of the cab, but Lee reportedly drove away, throwing him onto the bonnet. He later allegedly braked abruptly, causing Mr Lim to fall backwards and hit his head on the road. Lee, a 68-year-old relief driver, has been charged with causing grievous hurt with a rash act. As a result of the accident, Mr Lim's brain swelled so much that the pressure on his skull was believed to be more than six times that of a normal person. After he was warded, doctors operated on the right side of his head and cut out part of his brain. In a second operation, blood clots were removed from the left side. After doctors told the family Mr Lim's vital signs were weakening on Saturday night, about 60 to 70 friends rushed to Tan Tock Seng Hospital. He died two minutes after midnight, his girlfriend, 24-year-old Ms Yvonne Lin, said. At the wake yesterday, a 24-year-old cousin of Mr Lim said: 'Deep down in our heart, he's won the battle, fighting for more than a month. 'He fought all the way until past midnight on Mother's Day. That's the best present he could give,' she said. It is not known whether the charge Lee faces will be changed as a result of Mr Lim's death.