Hello Everyone, this is my very first post and I am so grateful to have found this message board... thank you for allowing me to join you all !
I am a 54 yr old Mom of 4, happily married and live in the Calif...
I joined to find out if anyone over 80 yrs has survived having a ruptured aneurysm in the brain and a hemorrhagic stroke ? My mother in law (she's 81) had one on Sept 25, 2011 and they did surgery on her. Dr said they took care of the bleeding and put a clip in, there was no swelling in the brain, she still is out of it...they said she opened her eyes a few times but the nurses said it was when they moved her (but to me it means she is still in there ! and keeps us hopeful) they did a tracheotomy and put her breathing tube there...she just got the drain from her head removed, she has a PEG in for food, she's all swollen, they said she can breathe on her own but is very weak so they still keep her on a respirator and they said she is stable and was planning to transfer her to a long term acute care but today they said she developed an infection so they are keeping her (she's at Stanford).
I was hoping to hear about any other over 80 survivor and how long you were unconscious before waking up (it's been a little over 2 weeks now) I just want to know if there is still hope for her....we are so worried, please help me, I've been trying to find info all over the internet and then came up on this site !!! thank you very much !

Thank you everyone for those that read my post, but my beloved Mother in law passed away this morning ...my heart is so heavy

So sorry for your loss. That's a tough stroke to overcome.

Thoughts and prayers for you and your family.

Thank you en bloc, the ICU Dr called to tell us she had more bleeding in the brain and it was spreading around all the crevices, and that would cause the brain to stop functioning, due to the pressure...and then she would go into cardiac arrest, they felt she would not last the night so we rushed over there (2 hour drive) at 2am, got there at 4am and she passed away at 11:04am. It was peaceful and her family was all around her, holding her hand, telling her we love her and she had her favorite music playing in the background. It was hard, but she is at peace now and we will miss this beloved wonderful woman so much...she was the glue that held the family close !
Thank you so much for your kind words

Hello magicalstar, I'm so sorry for your loss. You have my deepest sympathy.

Thank you so much en bloc, it is very hard to take losing this wonderful woman that we all love so much ! Thank you for your prayers !






So sorry for your loss. That's a tough stroke to overcome.

Thoughts and prayers for you and your family.

Thank you so much Koala77, I really appreciate your thoughtfulness !