Surviving locked-in syndrome: How one man confounded expectations of death

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2 жыл бұрын

Rushed to a Massachusetts emergency room four years ago, 28-year-old Jacob Haendel exhibited signs of stroke. Doctors thought Haendel was in a vegetative state and would soon die, but the one-time chef was very much awake and conscious, suffering from locked-in syndrome - a purgatory between life and death. Correspondent Lee Cowan talks with Haendel about his extraordinarily rare medical trauma, and about his remarkable recovery.
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@lambdalambdalambda257 Жыл бұрын

Hold up. So his mom died when he was 19 and his stepdad still stayed around even though he was an addict and was in a vegetative state? That man is a champ.

@lalaland12564 2 жыл бұрын

The fact that he took full responsibility for his part in what happened to him is amazing.

@BeautybyDawnMarie 2 жыл бұрын

Jake!!!! I don’t know if you remember me but all I can say is Western Mass Hospital!!! I remember telling you you could get out of there and to see you now this is astonishing!! I’m so proud and happy for you!!!!! God bless you always 🙏🏼

@justthatgirl-ct4jo Жыл бұрын

I hope he realizes that accidently causing something isn't the same as deserving it.

@TRaiiN420 2 жыл бұрын

When I was 8 in 2000 I got hit by a pick up truck in Worcester Massachusetts. I died that day and they brought me back to life at Umass. I couldn't walk talk eat breath on my own. I spent 30 days in Umass and was sent to Boston to the same hospital as Jake. I was there for a month as well. They helped me learn how to do everything again. It's been 22 years and I now do everything like a normal 29 year old would. I think the people who worked so hard and all the countless hours they worked on get me back to 100%. Good luck Jake one step at a time my man. Thank to all the Heros we call doctors and nurses.

@AngieG-ville45

When I trained as a nursing assistant, we were taught two important things. The hearing is the last thing to go, and always be careful of what you say around a patient, even if they don't seem cognitively aware.

@Captain_Obvious_Says 2 жыл бұрын

Imagine this, the doctors say there no hope and suggest taking you off life support, yet you can hear and understand everything going on but can’t say anything! That’s so scary to think about and makes me wonder how often it happens :(

@raleighamelia7895 2 жыл бұрын

The trauma this guy must’ve gotten from all of this, but it seems like he’s very positive about his second chance in life. I wish him and his family all the best

@DebHickerson 2 жыл бұрын

He is fortunate to have the therapy he needs. My friend's husband, who also has locked-in syndrome, has had to fight tooth and nail with insurance for the most basic care.

@jkn8705 2 жыл бұрын

A terrifying miracle. Honestly, this is one of my biggest fears...being locked inside your own mind. So happy that he, and the doctors around him never gave up. ❤️

@melissamcclain34 2 жыл бұрын

Locked in syndrome is the illness the young lady had that was recently found fused to the couch in her parents home where she had been sitting for the last 12 years. They say she was only able to move her eyes but she could feel and hear. If only she would have had a support system like Jake. Glad he's been given a 2nd chance❤

@mwmsjuly19 2 жыл бұрын

He seems so incredibly sweet. Best to him and his family.

@taffycat5049 2 жыл бұрын

How many times have people been allowed to die when they can still hear, think and feel? The thought is scary.

@AmyCelento 2 жыл бұрын

As a NeuroMovement®️ Practitioner working daily on a child in a coma, this is exactly what I needed to see today. An outpouring of tears and a reaffirmation that I'm supposed to keep going to the skilled nursing facility each day. 🙏🙏🙏

@grumpyoldlady_rants Жыл бұрын

Wow, what a remarkable story. I can’t imagine the torture Jake went through while unable to communicate. This is why patients in comas or similar should always be treated with respect and those around these patients should assume there is at least some level of awareness.

@BrokeNerfing 2 жыл бұрын

I always wondered if people in a vegetative state were conscious and just locked in their bodies. That always frightened me.

@clarisahernandez5280 2 жыл бұрын

😭 Thank you Jake. As a stroke survivor your story gives me hope.

@gif3556 2 жыл бұрын

I have sleep paralysis sometimes, those few minutes when I'm awake and aware I can't move are so unpleasant, good god a year is unfathomable

@yvonnemurray5537 2 жыл бұрын

I really think he needs to go on a college speaking tour to tell his story…he is so open about his drug use…maybe he could help others that are depressed & considering drugs as an option. Maybe even high schools or even elementary schools, whatever…he needs to share his story with as many people as possible. Already on that journey with this interview.