Oscars Rehabilitation Fund
Donativo protegido
In November 2018 Oscar was the victim of an assault. On arrival at hospital I was informed that Oscar had a bleed on his brain and needed life saving surgery otherwise he was going to die.
The surgery was performed and he was taken to intensive care. After five days he become very unwell. A CT scan was done and it showed a significant accumulation of the bleed. He was again rushed into surgery for a second craniotomy and evacuation of the extradural haemorrhage. After the surgery Oscar deteriorated and I was told to go and sit with him and get my family to the hospital quickly, as he was so poorly and we were now looking at his survival on an hour to hour basis.
Luckily Oscar started to fight for his life and he started to become more stable. He stayed in intensive care for two weeks and although alive and he was showing no signs of response.
He was transferred back to our local childrens hospital and spent six weeks there. Oscar did begin to open his eyes but there was still no response from him. He remained in a minimally conscious state for his time at that hospital.
He was then transferred to a Neuro rehabilitation hospital miles away from home. Leaving him there was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do. I managed to travel the 160 miles a day round trip at least five times a week.
Eventually Oscar began to wake up. He managed to give signals such as a thumbs up or pointing his finger. He stayed at that hospital for ten weeks and then was well and aware enough to come back to our local Neuro rehab hospital.
Oscar stayed in this hospital for the next five months. He had surgery on his ankle to release the tendons in his leg so he could walk again.
The physiotherapists managed to get him standing and taking his first steps again.
All together Oscar was a inpatient for nine months. The care we received in all of the hospitals that Oscar has stayed in was excellent, and I can not thank the Health care assistants, Nurses and Doctors enough. As well as caring for Oscar they looked after and supported me completely. He was eventually discharged back home in August of last year.
We always knew that Oscars recovery would be a very slow process and he has done so much better than any medical professionals thought he would. His diagnosis is a severe traumatic brain injury, this has left Oscar with a left sided weakness, mobility issues, (a wheelchair user) damaged eyesight, difficulties with speech (oral dyspraxia)and (orally apraxic) he uses a ipad to communicate with people. He cannot eat or drink properly and has a special diet.
Oscar has come a long way in the past 15 months but after a break in therapies due to waiting lists he is only receiving 1 hour of physio and OT a week and just 1 hour of speech and language therapy every 2 weeks. Its simply not enough he is so desperate to get better and really keen to do more. He needs extensive therapy to get the most out of his future. He has so much potential to make a good recovery.
Unfortunately we have no funds to pay for extra sessions. I have had to give up my career to become Oscars full time carer. That is why I am reaching out to anyone who could possibly help us with getting Oscar as well as he can be, so he can go on to lead an active, happy and productive life.
The surgery was performed and he was taken to intensive care. After five days he become very unwell. A CT scan was done and it showed a significant accumulation of the bleed. He was again rushed into surgery for a second craniotomy and evacuation of the extradural haemorrhage. After the surgery Oscar deteriorated and I was told to go and sit with him and get my family to the hospital quickly, as he was so poorly and we were now looking at his survival on an hour to hour basis.
Luckily Oscar started to fight for his life and he started to become more stable. He stayed in intensive care for two weeks and although alive and he was showing no signs of response.
He was transferred back to our local childrens hospital and spent six weeks there. Oscar did begin to open his eyes but there was still no response from him. He remained in a minimally conscious state for his time at that hospital.
He was then transferred to a Neuro rehabilitation hospital miles away from home. Leaving him there was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do. I managed to travel the 160 miles a day round trip at least five times a week.
Eventually Oscar began to wake up. He managed to give signals such as a thumbs up or pointing his finger. He stayed at that hospital for ten weeks and then was well and aware enough to come back to our local Neuro rehab hospital.
Oscar stayed in this hospital for the next five months. He had surgery on his ankle to release the tendons in his leg so he could walk again.
The physiotherapists managed to get him standing and taking his first steps again.
All together Oscar was a inpatient for nine months. The care we received in all of the hospitals that Oscar has stayed in was excellent, and I can not thank the Health care assistants, Nurses and Doctors enough. As well as caring for Oscar they looked after and supported me completely. He was eventually discharged back home in August of last year.
We always knew that Oscars recovery would be a very slow process and he has done so much better than any medical professionals thought he would. His diagnosis is a severe traumatic brain injury, this has left Oscar with a left sided weakness, mobility issues, (a wheelchair user) damaged eyesight, difficulties with speech (oral dyspraxia)and (orally apraxic) he uses a ipad to communicate with people. He cannot eat or drink properly and has a special diet.
Oscar has come a long way in the past 15 months but after a break in therapies due to waiting lists he is only receiving 1 hour of physio and OT a week and just 1 hour of speech and language therapy every 2 weeks. Its simply not enough he is so desperate to get better and really keen to do more. He needs extensive therapy to get the most out of his future. He has so much potential to make a good recovery.
Unfortunately we have no funds to pay for extra sessions. I have had to give up my career to become Oscars full time carer. That is why I am reaching out to anyone who could possibly help us with getting Oscar as well as he can be, so he can go on to lead an active, happy and productive life.
Organizador
Liz Clarke
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