Mar

24

Diane Parr and June Carson speak out about Awareness

March 24, 2008 | Comments Off

In a recent interview awareness survivor Diane Parr tells of her horrifying ordeal six years ago, whilst undergoing a routine operation on her teeth. Several years later Diane courageously went through a general anaesthetic again, in the same hospital. On this occasion, however, the Isolated Forearm Technique (IFT) was used, which enabled her to let […]

Mar

7

‘Awake under the Knife’ and MAA7

March 7, 2008 | Comments Off

AANUK&I has received some excellent feedback recently regarding Barbara Lantin’s feature in The Times (’Awake Under the Knife’ T2 18.02.08) Several AANUK&I contacts contributed to the article, which includes a case study of Sally’s own experience. The article also prints advice regarding what to do in awareness incidents. Following the Times article, Sally […]

Feb

15

AANUK&I’s Facilitator for Wales.

February 15, 2008 | Comments Off

Many of you will have seen the recent article on anaesthetic awareness in the Sunday Express (10/02/08) featuring the harrowing personal stories of both Carol Weihrer from the USA, and Meryl Davies from Wales.
Meryl has campaigned tirelessly to ‘raise awareness of awareness’ since completing her litigation in 2000, in order to try to improve conditions […]

Feb

11

STOP PRESS!

February 11, 2008 | Comments Off

AANUK&I is regularly contacted by the media, with requests for personal stories from those who have gone through anaesthetic awareness. Everyone who has experienced awareness will understand the huge personal cost it can be to speak out about the experience. The contact details below are only for those who feel in the […]

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