Anyone out there who’s family member has had been bedridden, fully conscious, ventilator dependent, feeding tube dependent, and unable to move due to nerve damage from critical illness? For me it’s my dad, 77yo, it’s been a year and a half. Would love any tips for helping with communication.
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Complete nerve damage after critical illness
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Rhyl1PartnerModeratorICUsteps
Is your dad able to move his eye gaze? If he can then it may be possible for his to communicate using an eye gaze tracking system, see inclusive.co.uk/articles/ey...
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