1. Why Does the ICU Team Want to Remove My Mom’s Breathing Tube&Remove Her from the Ventilator to Die?

    Why Does the ICU Team Want to Remove My Mom’s Breathing Tube&Remove Her from the Ventilator to Die?

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  2. Mom's Been on Ventilation 21 Days, Lowest Settings&We're Pressured for a Tracheostomy as Only Option

    Mom's Been on Ventilation 21 Days, Lowest Settings&We're Pressured for a Tracheostomy as Only Option

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  3. Brother had Heart Attack&Anoxic Brain Injury. What Does it Mean When ICU Pushes to Make "Decisions"?

    Brother had Heart Attack&Anoxic Brain Injury. What Does it Mean When ICU Pushes to Make "Decisions"?

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  4. How Can You Learn Fast What You Don't Know When Your Loved One is in ICU?

    How Can You Learn Fast What You Don't Know When Your Loved One is in ICU?

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  5. My Father's Been Weaned Off the Ventilator & Still has the Tracheostomy! When Can it be Removed?

    My Father's Been Weaned Off the Ventilator & Still has the Tracheostomy! When Can it be Removed?

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  6. My Mother is Comfortable on Ventilation& Still Unable to Have the Breathing Tube Removed(Extubation)

    My Mother is Comfortable on Ventilation& Still Unable to Have the Breathing Tube Removed(Extubation)

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  7. I'm a Case Manager, Does My Client Need a Tracheostomy or Can it be Avoided?

    I'm a Case Manager, Does My Client Need a Tracheostomy or Can it be Avoided?

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  8. ICU is Pressuring Me to Send Dad to LTAC After Only 6 Days of Intubation, This is Wrong, Help!

    ICU is Pressuring Me to Send Dad to LTAC After Only 6 Days of Intubation, This is Wrong, Help!

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  9. ICU Gave Up on My Husband After Cardiac Arrest! I Never Gave Up, 2 Years Later He's Still with Us!

    ICU Gave Up on My Husband After Cardiac Arrest! I Never Gave Up, 2 Years Later He's Still with Us!

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  10. My 45-Year-Old Wife Had Cardiac Arrest 3 Weeks Ago In ICU, Ventilated & Tracheostomy, Not Waking Up!

    My 45-Year-Old Wife Had Cardiac Arrest 3 Weeks Ago In ICU, Ventilated & Tracheostomy, Not Waking Up!

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  11. Another Survival Story from an Ex-ICU Patient& Client that the ICU Team Labelled as "Non-Survivable"

    Another Survival Story from an Ex-ICU Patient& Client that the ICU Team Labelled as "Non-Survivable"

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  12. My Dad's in ICU in an Induced Coma Ventilated &Breathing Tube, He's Opened Eyes But Isn't Waking Up!

    My Dad's in ICU in an Induced Coma Ventilated &Breathing Tube, He's Opened Eyes But Isn't Waking Up!

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  13. My Husband's in ICU with Pneumonia& Stroke, He's Not Getting Mobilized, Does He Need a Tracheostomy?

    My Husband's in ICU with Pneumonia& Stroke, He's Not Getting Mobilized, Does He Need a Tracheostomy?

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  14. My Mom's in ICU with Cancer and Sepsis, She's Not Waking Up, ICU Wants to Stop Treatment, Help!

    My Mom's in ICU with Cancer and Sepsis, She's Not Waking Up, ICU Wants to Stop Treatment, Help!

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  15. My Husband's Oxygen Saturation Went Down Rapidly, Now He's Back on the Ventilator with Tracheostomy!

    My Husband's Oxygen Saturation Went Down Rapidly, Now He's Back on the Ventilator with Tracheostomy!

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  16. What happens if a critically ill Patient can’t be weaned off the ventilator?

    What happens if a critically ill Patient can’t be weaned off the ventilator?

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  17. Can My Husband in ICU have a Tracheostomy Whilst Having a GI-Bleed? Quick Tip for Families in ICU!

    Can My Husband in ICU have a Tracheostomy Whilst Having a GI-Bleed? Quick Tip for Families in ICU!

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  18. Is My Sister in ICU Going to Die if She's Failing Extubation After Clavicle, Rib, & Ankle Fracture?

    Is My Sister in ICU Going to Die if She's Failing Extubation After Clavicle, Rib, & Ankle Fracture?

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  19. My Mother Survived Pneumonia & Cardiac Arrest in ICU! 6 Weeks ICU and She's Not Waking Up! Help!

    My Mother Survived Pneumonia & Cardiac Arrest in ICU! 6 Weeks ICU and She's Not Waking Up! Help!

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  20. Quick Tip For Families In Intensive Care: What’s The Life Expectancy After A Tracheostomy?

    Quick Tip For Families In Intensive Care: What’s The Life Expectancy After A Tracheostomy?

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  21. How Often Should the ICU Team Give You Information? Quick Tip for Families in Intensive Care!

    How Often Should the ICU Team Give You Information? Quick Tip for Families in Intensive Care!

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  22. My 34 yr old brother’s in liver failure in ICU.The ICU team wants to stop treating him& end his life

    My 34 yr old brother’s in liver failure in ICU.The ICU team wants to stop treating him& end his life

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  23. Quick tip for families in ICU: Why you need to talk to the medical specialists outside of ICU!

    Quick tip for families in ICU: Why you need to talk to the medical specialists outside of ICU!

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