A mother has said she could hear her husband and doctors discussing whether or not to turn her life support machine off.
Jenny Bone, 40, collapsed from a rare medical condition and doctors thought she had suffered catastrophic brain injury following cardiac arrest.
She heard husband John talking about withdrawing treatment but was unable to respond.
‘There was an agreement that I should continue to be kept on the ventilator to give a chance for an MRI scan to be done to see if I had any brain function.
‘I was not even responding to a basic reflex test, which is why the doctor thought I was not going to have a chance of recovery. I am very pleased my husband gave me that extra time.’
Jenny collapsed in a tower block with pins and needles in her legs and knees in a block of flats.
She managed to get home and then to her doctor who sent her to Luton and Dunstable Hospital with a note saying he thought she had Guillain-Barre.
She struggled to breath and ended up suffering a hypoxic brain injury and cardiac arrest, putting her in intensive care.
The mother is now back at work and recently took part in a charity run. She is proud of using a walking stick and coming last.
Jenny, who is a Buddhist, added: ‘I feel that my faith kept me strong and got me through, I was chanting in my head and praying.’
