Episodes #12 & 13: Loved Ones Are Survivors Too

What is it like for those that have sat, worried, cried, stressed, and slept at their loved one’s bedside for weeks or more? Is it all over when patients are discharged from the hospital?

What is the rehabilitation journey like for loved ones? What happens to their lives when they bring their loved ones home with newly broken brains, bodies, and spirits?

What does this mean for their careers when the go from spouse to full-time caregiver? Why are the rates of PTSD so high for caregivers too?

Mike Maranhas, author of “Two Weeks in Winter” shares with us his side of the Maranhas’ journey through his wife’s battle with ARDS and PICS.

References:

https://www.amazon.com/Two-Weeks-Winter-Mike-Maranhas/dp/1632135108

Sanfilippo, F., Ippolito, M., Santonocito, C., Martucci, G., Carollo, T., Bertani, A., Vitulo, P., Pilato, M., Panarello, G., Giarratano, A., & Arcadipane, A. (2019). Long-term functional and psychological recovery in a population of acute respiratory distress syndrome patients treated with vv-ecmo and in their caregivers. Minerva Anesthesiology 85(9). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Long-term+functional+and+psychological+recovery+in+a+population+of+acute+respiratory+distress+syndrome+patients+treated+with+vv-ecmo+and+in+their+caregivers