Chapter 107

Anna thought she had been able to take their minds off her, but the look her father gave her only made her stop half way.

She suddenly felt nauseated again, this time she could not hold it, she rushed to the convenience again and started to throw up.      The couple exchanged glances while Angel sat up looking at her mother, not knowing what to make of all that was happening.

Anna came back in and tried to act all Strong by continuing her explanation of Coma patient, her father allowed her to rant and talk but what he asked her after her tale shocked her.

"You see mum, Dad;

Coma is common with severe brain injuries, especially injuries that affect the arousal center in the brain stem. Understanding coma can be difficult because there are many levels of coma. In general, coma is “a lack of awareness” of one’s self and surroundings. A person in a coma can’t sense or respond to the needs of his body or his environment.

A person in a coma:

May or may not have their eyes closed all the time.

• Cannot communicate.

• Cannot move in a purposeful way, such as following instructions like “squeeze my hand, or open your eyes.”

Because their eyes may be closed, many of us liken the comatose state to sleeping. The difference is that you can get someone to wake up if they’re sleeping simply by stimulating any of the senses, especially of sound and touch. But you can’t do the same to someone in a coma. Because the individual won’t have control of his or her system, they won’t respond to the typical methods people use to wake someone up from sleep.

They cannot follow directions or communicate because their brain doesn’t process information the way it used to. It is also common for breathing and blood pressure to be affected; if so, proper care will be needed to help control breathing or blood pressure for them.

There is no set pattern of recovery from coma, but there are signs that may mean improvement (coming out of a coma). Signs of coming out of a coma include being able to keep their eyes open for longer and longer periods of time and being awakened from “sleep” easier—at first by pain (pinch), then by touch (like gently shaking of their shoulder), and finally by sound (calling their name)

As impressed, as they were of their daughter's display of knowledge, they know she was only trying to prevent them from asking her questions, but her father was not going to give up easilly.

With her throwing up and looking so toned and pretty admist so many problems, she couldn't deny that she was pregnant.

Anna was hoping they would be distracted and ask her questions about her husbaihealth instead.

She even stood up for a long time after coming from the rest room so that they could see that her stomach was still as flat as one who doesn't eat, but her father shocked her with his question.

"Anna, are you pregnant?