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Thursday, April 21

Chris Barnes
by
Koo Cho
on Thu 21 Apr 2005 03:43 AM BST
On April 21, 2005 my husband Chris Barnes suffered a cardiac arrest after jogging. No cause for the heart failure was ever established. Chris was 32 years old at the time of his injury, an athlete, 100% healthy. Chris was resuscitated twice with the defibrillator but as a consequence he suffered an anoxic brain injury due to the lack of oxygen to his brain. This blog is a daily account of his progress since the accident. Chris' other website created by our friends: http://www.hopeforchris.com/
Please add yourself to this map: http://www.buddymapping.com/maps/Chrisbarnes/
Monday, August 18

Some positive feedback
by
Koo Cho
on Mon 18 Aug 2008 04:47 PM BST
I haven't been to the hospital during the past weekends - given the incredible long list of things that require ... more »
Sunday, August 3

Long due update...
by
Koo Cho
on Sun 03 Aug 2008 07:55 PM BST
Very sorry about the lack of updates – in a sense, there isn’t much to update. I could not make ... more »
Friday, July 11

Chris' mom in London
by
Koo Cho
on Fri 11 Jul 2008 11:27 PM BST
I have not written in a while first because I have been crazy busy since my parents’ departure and second ... more »
Sunday, July 6

From Fabio...
by
Koo Cho
on Sun 06 Jul 2008 10:10 PM BST
In London for the weekend. I am going to a wedding in Barcelona next week and wanted to take the ... more »
Monday, June 23

Sunday lunch at the pub
by
Annemarie Frank
on Mon 23 Jun 2008 05:43 PM BST
Hi everyone - I managed to get an extra 2 days in London before my business meetings this week, so ... more »
Monday, June 16

Happy Fathers' Day Chris!
by
Koo Cho
on Mon 16 Jun 2008 11:32 PM BST
I had a good father’s day with Chris and Gabriel at the hospital yesterday. It was not tainted with the ... more »
Saturday, June 7

Last week's (great) meeting re: Chris' therapies
by
Koo Cho
on Sat 07 Jun 2008 10:16 PM BST
Today my mom and dad went to say goodbye to Chris. They leave tomorrow. I stayed home with Gabriel as ... more »
Sunday, June 1

A new phase for every one
by
Koo Cho
on Sun 01 Jun 2008 08:46 PM BST
Chris will be experimenting with some new things following his private PT recommendations (soft palm protector splints for his hands, ... more »
Sunday, May 18

Gabriel's visit
by
Koo Cho
on Sun 18 May 2008 09:59 PM BST
Today my parents and Gabriel came with me to the hospital (yeah). I’m glad because Chris was so absolutely happy ... more »
Tuesday, May 13

T-shirts for Chris
by
Koo Cho
on Tue 13 May 2008 07:25 PM BST
I saw Chris on Monday for his assessment by his new private PT Lisa and I am happy to say ... more »
Thursday, May 8

Rolling out speech and language programs for Chris
by
Koo Cho
on Thu 08 May 2008 10:49 PM BST
I got an email from Trudi (who will be Chris private SALT) regarding some guidelines already put in place with ... more »
Sunday, May 4

SALT Assessment
by
Koo Cho
on Sun 04 May 2008 10:33 AM BST
My primary focus since our return from China has been to put in place a therapy program for Chris on ... more »
Sunday, April 27

No changes yet
by
Koo Cho
on Sun 27 Apr 2008 09:01 PM BST
I went to see Chris today by myself. There is nothing new, although I was a bit anxious about how ... more »
Monday, April 21

3 Year Milestones
by
Koo Cho
on Mon 21 Apr 2008 07:50 AM BST
Today it’s Chris 3rd year anniversary of his injury. Time passing used to torture me to no end, the ... more »
Sunday, April 20

Summary of Hospitals/ Treatments: TianTan Puhua vs. Beike
by
Koo Cho
on Sun 20 Apr 2008 08:27 AM BST
As Chris (and I) were very privileged to be able to undergo treatments in both hospitals, I wanted to share ... more »
Saturday, April 19

Chris is back "home"
by
Koo Cho
on Sat 19 Apr 2008 08:28 PM BST
My mom, Gabriel and I went to the airport yesterday to welcome Chris, my dad, Eddie and Ryan back from ... more »
Friday, April 18

China Days 22 - 28: Final week in Hangzhou
by
Koo Cho
on Fri 18 Apr 2008 11:48 AM BST
Sorry it's been a while since the last update. The trip back to London was absolutely exhausting, I could not ... more »
Friday, April 11

China Days 20 - 21: Departing Hangzhou
by
jennifer
on Fri 11 Apr 2008 12:44 PM BST
This is my last update from Hangzhou as Gabriel, my mom and I leave early tomorrow morning. I need ... more »
Tuesday, April 8

China Days 15 – 19: Third Stem Cell Injection
by
Koo Cho
on Tue 08 Apr 2008 02:22 PM BST
Chris had his third stem cell injection yesterday without incidents. I am sure the toughest part is the 6 hours ... more »
Saturday, April 5

Raffle Drawing Held last night
by
Annemarie Frank
on Sat 05 Apr 2008 01:37 PM BST
We held our 'Go Chris!' fundraising raffle drawing last night & picked the 10 lucky winners. Many of you who read this blog ... more »
Thursday, April 3

China Day 14: Quick update on Gabriel
by
Koo Cho
on Thu 03 Apr 2008 04:53 PM BST
Just a quick note to say that Gabriel has been discharged from the hospital today after 48 hours getting IV's ... more »
Wednesday, April 2

China Day 13: Second Stem Cell Injection
by
Koo Cho
on Wed 02 Apr 2008 03:59 PM BST
Chris had his second stem cell injection this afternoon and came out of surgery room at 4:00 PM Hangzhou time, ... more »
Tuesday, April 1

China Days 11 - 12: Bumpy road
by
Koo Cho
on Tue 01 Apr 2008 11:01 PM BST
Hi, all is good with Chris as he gets ready for his second stem cell injection this afternoon (Wednesday April ... more »
Sunday, March 30

China Days 8 - 10: Weekend Summary
by
jennifer
on Sun 30 Mar 2008 03:25 PM BST
Chris has been sleeping more than ever and I think it's a mixture of jet lag (still), the PT + acupuncture ... more »
Thursday, March 27

China Days 6 - 7: First Stem Cell Injection
by
Annemarie Frank
on Thu 27 Mar 2008 03:18 PM GMT
Chris had his first stem cell injection today via lumbar puncture. He went inside the surgery room at 13:15 and ... more »
Tuesday, March 25

China Day 5: Chris routine
by
jennifer
on Tue 25 Mar 2008 09:25 PM GMT
Chris seems now to be getting into a routine as I can already detect certain patterns, i.e., he is way ... more »
Monday, March 24

China Day 4: Getting started
by
jennifer
on Mon 24 Mar 2008 04:22 PM GMT
Today was so incredibly busy for Chris. We had a round of doctors at 9 AM after Chris was already ... more »
Sunday, March 23

China Days 2-3: Settling down
by
jennifer
on Sun 23 Mar 2008 04:42 PM GMT
Chris is incredibly jetlagged - and so are we. He spends a lot of time sleeping during the day but ... more »
Friday, March 21

China Day 1: 1st Day of China Trip
by
jennifer
on Fri 21 Mar 2008 06:21 PM GMT
Hello Everyone, I am posting this message for Koo that I received this afternoon:
We made it! Gabriel and I ... more »
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