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Blood in the brain...a healing journey continued

A subarachnoid heamorrhage is described as the accumulation of blood in the area between the brain and the thin tissue covering the brain, referred to as the subarachnoid space. The usual sympton of a subarachnoid heamorrhage is a severe headache, often described by patients as the "worst headache ever." When I had arrived home, baba's head was hurting severely and he was finding it dificult to keep his eyes open. He also was vomiting a great deal, another sign of a subarachnoid heamorrhage. In the high dependency ward, his consciousness was gradually dopping. He was in deep pain, and after a lot of pushing and pulling, would respond to questions. Gradually, this response level started sinking further and further, with him rarely opening his eyes, and rarely being able to respond to stimuli except to pain stimuli. He was supported by a team of junior and trainee doctors. The doctors took the time to explain to us in detail the different steps of the diagnosis