tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186593343917545414.post6337514181613269659..comments2024-03-10T12:29:30.004-07:00Comments on pediatric neurology: Massive, irreversible brain damageGalen Breningstall, MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07170864203251456228noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186593343917545414.post-16807818470046743192016-08-19T10:48:14.093-07:002016-08-19T10:48:14.093-07:00Once she was stabilized sufficiently, she was flow...Once she was stabilized sufficiently, she was flown by the dedicated team of Vital One from Florida to New York, where she was hospitalized at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park.<br /><br />At that point, Raquel was, for the first time since she had collapsed, stable enough to undergo a cat scan and MRI. The tests revealed that her brain had suffered from severe deprivation of oxygen from when she had fallen unconscious in Florida until she was placed on a respirator. The respected neurologist at LIJ told Raquel’s parents that they might want to have another physician look at the scans for a second opinion. A veteran expert was consulted, and he confirmed that, although she was not brain dead, there was, indeed, irreversible brain damage.<br /><br />It was an Erev Shabbos, but for Raquel’s and Moishe’s families, it could have been Tisha B’Av. The news was devastating. Cat scans and MRIs don’t lie, and these results told the family clearly that the Raquel they identify disease in the body, was performed on Raquel’s brain. The test confirmed the devastating diagnosis of severe anoxic encephalopathy, which resulted in irreversible brain damage. Medically, there was no hope...<br /><br />As the group began to head to the kever of the Chofetz Chaim’s second rebbetzin, a piercing scream was heard. “I thought someone had dehydrated and fell,” Rabbi Krohn recounted. “There was such a panic.”<br /><br />As people drew closer to the source of the tumult, they quickly realized that the scream had come from none other than Raquel’s mother, whose cell phone had rung. She answered it, let out a cry, and almost fainted.<br /><br />Her husband was on the other line.<br /><br />“Someone wants to say hello to you,” he said.<br /><br />“Hello, Mommy,” said a voice on the other end.<br /><br />There was a pause.<br /><br />“Ra….Raquel? How are you?” <br /><br />Mother and daughter were conversing for the first time in two months.<br /><br />“Boruch Hashem,” was the response.<br /><br />The cell phone was placed on loudspeaker, so that the group of four dozen women could hear what their intense tefillos had accomplished, and then the call ended.<br /><br />It was real. And it was nothing short of miraculous. The women were delirious with joy. <br /><br />http://www.matziv.com/pictures/backtolifefoodforthought.pdfGalen Breningstall, MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07170864203251456228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186593343917545414.post-23283531812570602632016-08-19T10:30:30.844-07:002016-08-19T10:30:30.844-07:00Today I intend to share with my reading audience a...Today I intend to share with my reading audience a modern-day miracle, one which occurred this past Thursday, but three days ago, when a 31-year-old woman, who was declared brain-dead, due to the deprivation of oxygen to her brain for a considerable amount of time, inexplicably arose from her coma and began talking and cognitively responding to questions, subsequent to the prognosis of the entire medical community of exports, who stated with absolute certainly, that her condition was 100% absolutely irreversible. The MRI and pet scan results revealed that there was absolutely no brain activity whatsoever, and therefore, correctly concluded that there was medically no possible imaginable scenario, on the which this woman would ever arise from her coma, or speak again. Nonetheless, at approximately 10 o'clock this past Thursday morning, she astounded the medical community and shocked entire world at large, by becoming the first ever documented case, to awaken from a coma that was precipitated by a complete and absolute deprivation of oxygen to the brain for a significant period of time. This can ONLY be attributed to a modern day miracle, being performed by the benevolent God. From an acquaintanceGalen Breningstall, MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07170864203251456228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186593343917545414.post-65705989448132124982016-08-19T10:28:41.885-07:002016-08-19T10:28:41.885-07:00The internet is going crazy ever since Henri Rosen...The internet is going crazy ever since Henri Rosenberg posted the following:<br /><br />“I must share an amazing amazing story that occurred today!! This is all true. There’s a girl Raquel Martone from the five towns. Some of you might know her. Now she’s Katz She has twin girls who are 4 and decided to finally take a vacation basically for the first time since they were born. She never wanted to leave them. While in Miami the first week of June she suddenly fainted one afternoon with no forewarning and then went into a coma. Her husband and family were beside themselves! The doctors were baffled and couldn’t understand what had made it all happen. After a week of sitting with her in the Miami hospital they transferred her to New York so they could all do round the clock rotation closer to home. Weeks and weeks went by. Nothing changed except that her condition deteriorated bit by bit.<br /> <br />Her in laws Katz from Baltimore had the girls. And her parents sat by her all the time. This week they decided that 40 women would go together to the Queens cemetery that has R Yaakov Kaminetsky, R Henoch Lebowitz, R Yaakov Yosef, R Reuven Grozofsky Etc a lot of great gedolim and they would daven there together. They asked R Paysach Krohn to come and lead them in Tefillah. Today was the day!!! And much more than 40 women showed. R Krohn spoke a few minutes and then led them in Tehillim And they started davening with real intensity and fervor. It was emotional for everyone. And suddenly Mrs Martone’s cell phone rang!<br /><br />It was her son in law. Raquel who was on a respirator and a trach had just woken up!!! Everyone was crying! R Krohn was speechless. My mothers close friend Chaya Czermak was there. She said she it was a sight not to be believed. She called my mother on the spot. My mother said you could hear the crying and excitement of everyone thru the phone!! This is true!! It happened today.”<br /><br />http://simchaspot.com/blog/2016/08/02/insane-story-of-hashgacha-with-rabbi-paysach-krohn/ see video at linkGalen Breningstall, MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07170864203251456228noreply@blogger.com