Son in hospital in a coma

I can’t begin to imagine what you’re going through. Stay strong. Best wishes.

i can only add my best wishes to everyone elses. awful situation mate, all the best to you all.

Thoughts are with you and your family.

There are some really open and honest posts on here. Puts so many things into perspective

Thought and prayers are with you and yours

Tried all day to think of something to say but I can’t really. You all have my sympathy.

Really terrible news, wishing you and your family all the best.

Absolute thoughts with you and your family, I hope you son recovers soon.

All thefts to you and Mrs pastit

This should have read, all the best to you and Mrs Pastit.

Bloody autocorrect.

Really lost for words – all the best for you all

So so saddened by this.. I pray for my own two young sons

If it helps at all I tried to commit suicide in a similar way as a young man and there was absolutely nothing anyone could have done to help..
It’s takes an extraordinary and unfathomable state of mind to get to that point..

For what it’s worth after the passing of time I have gone on to live a very happy and fulfilling life

I’m so sorry to hear this, such sad news. My thoughts are with you and your family.

Sorry to hear this. My thoughts are with you all. Sad I can’t find a way to express myself better.

Thoughts with you and your family.

Pretty tired today, what with one thing and another. Lots of his friends from school have been visiting today which is great to see. One girl had flown back from a university course in Edinburgh for the day, really quite incredible to see what lovely friends he has.

I’ve also had a load of my friends and relatives visiting, so it’s been a fairly constant stream. My wife has spent most of the day there; I’ve only been there a few hours today.

No real change, he looks a bit better today but that could just be that I’m more used to it. He just lies on his bed, breathing regularly (but of course that’s just the machine), stretched out, with a big shaved area on his head with a bolt in the middle (for measuring inter-cranial pressure), and great big pins in his leg to hold his femur together.

I learned today that he avoided fracturing his skull; I’d been assuming he would have done, but apparently not. But he’s hit it pretty (i.e. very) hard on something very solid.

At some point I’ll need to think about the future, but not right now.

It is tricky to express thoughts sometimes in stark text on a forum.

I really feel for you and your family. Take it one moment at a time for now and just get through the minutes. Minutes turn to hours, hours to days……. You get the picture.

I hope things work out for all of you.

Others have put it better than I could.

Tried all day to think of something to say but I can’t really.

It is tricky to express thoughts sometimes in stark text on a forum.

I really feel for you and your family. Take it one moment at a time for now and just get through the minutes. Minutes turn to hours, hours to days……. You get the picture.

I hope things work out for all of you.

For what it’s worth after the passing of time I have gone on to live a very happy and fulfilling life

My thoughts and prayers, for what little they are worth, are with you and your family and friends.

Time may not heal all, but it will help to smooth over the bumps. I hope it does for you.

So sorry to read this. My heart goes out to you and your family. Stay strong

I don’t generally do praying but I will for you all tonight. Can’t promise any results but it’s got to be worth a go. Heartfelt best wishes too.

Simon

Without wishing to sound selfish, but thanks for the update.

Some things that are posted on here play on your mind all day long and have you hoping that when you log in again, there is some positive news.

We’re all right down the pecking order of being informed, but look forward to checking soon and hearing of positive progress.

Best wishes to you all.

I’ve been thinking all day of what I can say and nothing has come to mind. I don’t think there is anything appropriate. I cannot imagine being in the situation you’re facing now. My heart goes out to you and your family.

oldnpastit I’ve been through much the same, feel free to email me if you want to vent or question. Much love to your family though, hold them close dude…

I simply cannot comprehend what you’re going through. My thoughts are with you and your family.

Depression is a terrible affliction, poorly understood and badly treated by and large.

Heartfelt wishes that things improve.

Good to hear you’ve had family and friends visiting.

Take care of yourself.

Rich

Best wishes at this terrible time.

Terrible. My heart is heavy for you X

Oldnpastit – never met you but as a father of two boys, one who also struggles with seeing the hope and possibilities of the future, my thoughts are with you.

Can’t think of anything to say that I think will be helpful except best wishes at what is clearly a difficult time…

Best wishes and a positive future

I have a friend going through a similar situation with his daughter.

I hope you and your family find the strength to get through this horrible situation. Good luck, my thoughts will be with you.

I’m sure that it was hard for you to do, but thanks for the update OP. A lot of people are following this thread and pulling for you, your family, and your son!

I am wishing for something positive to come from this for you all. Especially your son. I can’t begin to comprehend what you’re all going through. Stay strong.

What can anyone say that will help? Like so many others been thinking of this all day. My thoughts go out to you and your family.

My thoughts are with you.

There is a charity called PAPYRUS which aims to help young people who are feeling suicidal. A friend of mines daughter is doing a run in Richmond in support of the charity and in remembrance of her best friend who took her own life last year.

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@oldnpastit, thanks for the update, thinking of you all again today and I hope your son’s condition improves.

Oh my goodness.
My thoughts are with you and all the rest of your family. As said above, take a tiny step at a time.
Make sure you look after yourself too, eat properly and get some sleep when possible.
bunnyhop x

That’s so hard… hoping for the best for you and your son. Take care and look after yourself.

His pupils react to light, and they’re going to very slightly reduce the amount of sedation he’s under. Having stuck pins in his legs yesterday, they’re going to be replaced with a rod in a few days time.

It’s been really quite humbling listening to his friends talk about him. It seems they all knew about his drug and drink issues, and urged him to go and see his GP. Of course, he refused, and apparently was instead trying to cure himself based on what he’d read on the internet, self-medicating with an assortment of prescription drugs, presumably purchased via the internet.

I’ve got to admit to having very mixed emotions: if he recovers and goes back to behaving as he did before, it will be very hard indeed.

Talking about it helps; thanks both to people on here, and those I’ve spoken to out in the real world.

I’ve read this a few times at an absolute loss as to what to say, but wanted to post whatever support it is I feel this offers. As most have said, there’s very little anyone can say to ease what you’re going through right now. But, know there’s a community right here thinking of you and your family. Some kind and empathetic folk who have been through similar offering their time and ear if you need it. If I could offer anything more I would. Like everyone else we’re all hoping that things will turn out as well as they possibly can for you all. Look after yourself and make the most of whatever support surrounds you. Wishing you all of whatever it is I possibly can.

Kev

His pupils react to light, and they’re going to very slightly reduce the amount of sedation he’s under. Having stuck pins in his legs yesterday, they’re going to be replaced with a rod in a few days time.

Sounds positive.

There are lots of people who’ve done what your son have done, survived, and have changed for the better as a result of their near death experience.

Hopefully that will be the case.