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It’s sometimes nice to spend a day in bed. Relaxing. Drifting pleasantly in and out of sleep.
But what if you could never get up?
What’s it like to be a mind trapped inside a body? Unable to move. Unable to speak. Suddenly a passenger in your own life, with very little hope for recovery.
This is locked-in syndrome, and when it comes to the nightmare of brain injury, it’s only the beginning.
By Mike OakesIt’s sometimes nice to spend a day in bed. Relaxing. Drifting pleasantly in and out of sleep.
But what if you could never get up?
What’s it like to be a mind trapped inside a body? Unable to move. Unable to speak. Suddenly a passenger in your own life, with very little hope for recovery.
This is locked-in syndrome, and when it comes to the nightmare of brain injury, it’s only the beginning.