chrisbarnes

Chris Barnes

Koo Cho — Thu, 21 Apr 2005 03:43:00 +0100

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/

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Some positive feedback

Koo Cho — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:47:27 +0100

I haven't been to the hospital during the past weekends - given the incredible long list of things that require ...

Long due update...

Koo Cho — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 19:55:34 +0100

Very sorry about the lack of updates – in a sense, there isn’t much to update. I could not make ...

Chris' mom in London

Koo Cho — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:27:44 +0100

I have not written in a while first because I have been crazy busy since my parents’ departure and second ...

From Fabio...

Koo Cho — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:10:32 +0100

In London for the weekend. I am going to a wedding in Barcelona next week and wanted to take the ...

Sunday lunch at the pub

Annemarie Frank — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:43:36 +0100

Hi everyone - I managed to get an extra 2 days in London before my business meetings this week, so ...

Happy Fathers' Day Chris!

Koo Cho — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:32:26 +0100

I had a good father’s day with Chris and Gabriel at the hospital yesterday. It was not tainted with the ...

Last week's (great) meeting re: Chris' therapies

Koo Cho — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 22:16:03 +0100

Today my mom and dad went to say goodbye to Chris. They leave tomorrow. I stayed home with Gabriel as ...

A new phase for every one

Koo Cho — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 20:46:44 +0100

Chris will be experimenting with some new things following his private PT recommendations (soft palm protector splints for his hands, ...

Gabriel's visit

Koo Cho — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:59:30 +0100

Today my parents and Gabriel came with me to the hospital (yeah). I’m glad because Chris was so absolutely happy ...

T-shirts for Chris

Koo Cho — Tue, 13 May 2008 19:25:47 +0100

I saw Chris on Monday for his assessment by his new private PT Lisa and I am happy to say ...

Rolling out speech and language programs for Chris

Koo Cho — Thu, 08 May 2008 22:49:34 +0100

I got an email from Trudi (who will be Chris private SALT) regarding some guidelines already put in place with ...

SALT Assessment

Koo Cho — Sun, 04 May 2008 10:33:59 +0100

My primary focus since our return from China has been to put in place a therapy program for Chris on ...

No changes yet

Koo Cho — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 21:01:37 +0100

I went to see Chris today by myself. There is nothing new, although I was a bit anxious about how ...

3 Year Milestones

Koo Cho — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 07:50:00 +0100

Today it’s Chris 3^rd year anniversary of his injury. Time passing used to torture me to no end, the ...

Summary of Hospitals/ Treatments: TianTan Puhua vs. Beike

Koo Cho — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 08:27:31 +0100

As Chris (and I) were very privileged to be able to undergo treatments in both hospitals, I wanted to share ...

Chris is back "home"

Koo Cho — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 20:28:49 +0100

My mom, Gabriel and I went to the airport yesterday to welcome Chris, my dad, Eddie and Ryan back from ...

China Days 22 - 28: Final week in Hangzhou

Koo Cho — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:48:51 +0100

Sorry it's been a while since the last update. The trip back to London was absolutely exhausting, I could not ...

China Days 20 - 21: Departing Hangzhou

jennifer — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:44:14 +0100

This is my last update from Hangzhou as Gabriel, my mom and I leave early tomorrow morning. I need ...

China Days 15 – 19: Third Stem Cell Injection

Koo Cho — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:22:44 +0100

Chris had his third stem cell injection yesterday without incidents. I am sure the toughest part is the 6 hours ...

Raffle Drawing Held last night

Annemarie Frank — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 13:37:48 +0100

We held our 'Go Chris!' fundraising raffle drawing last night & picked the 10 lucky winners. Many of you who read this blog ...

China Day 14: Quick update on Gabriel

Koo Cho — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:53:41 +0100

Just a quick note to say that Gabriel has been discharged from the hospital today after 48 hours getting IV's ...

China Day 13: Second Stem Cell Injection

Koo Cho — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:59:24 +0100

Chris had his second stem cell injection this afternoon and came out of surgery room at 4:00 PM Hangzhou time, ...

China Days 11 - 12: Bumpy road

Koo Cho — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:01:18 +0100

Hi, all is good with Chris as he gets ready for his second stem cell injection this afternoon (Wednesday April ...

China Days 8 - 10: Weekend Summary

jennifer — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 15:25:38 +0100

Chris has been sleeping more than ever and I think it's a mixture of jet lag (still), the PT + acupuncture ...

China Days 6 - 7: First Stem Cell Injection

Annemarie Frank — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:18:40 +0000

Chris had his first stem cell injection today via lumbar puncture. He went inside the surgery room at 13:15 and ...

China Day 5: Chris routine

jennifer — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:25:46 +0000

Chris seems now to be getting into a routine as I can already detect certain patterns, i.e., he is way ...

China Day 4: Getting started

jennifer — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:22:24 +0000

Today was so incredibly busy for Chris. We had a round of doctors at 9 AM after Chris was already ...

China Days 2-3: Settling down

jennifer — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 16:42:11 +0000

Chris is incredibly jetlagged - and so are we. He spends a lot of time sleeping during the day but ...

China Day 1: 1st Day of China Trip

jennifer — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:21:38 +0000

Hello Everyone, I am posting this message for Koo that I received this afternoon:

We made it! Gabriel and I ...