Hi Alison,
I have been following your story closely. I like Chris had a SAH in Sept 2009 and was taken to St Georges where I spent a month following coiling of a ruptured aneurusm. Don't remember much of it but like Chris I had my hands wrapped up because I kept fiddling with my nasal tube. According to my husband and 3 sons I was a right pain!
Like you, I was a learning support assistant before the SAH so we seem to have a lot in comnmon. I live in Littlehampton in West Sussex so I know what a pain travelling up to Tooting is, but it is an excellent hospital and I was well looked after.
Keep positive, miracles really do happen. My chances of recovery were not good early on but here I am 2 years on and doing well.
I have found this site such a great support although I don't post on it often. Headway is also an excellent support group where you can go and meet up with other carers and people who have had various brain injuries, I think there is a group in Crawley.
Take care of yourself, I am sending you both loads of love. I will remember Chris in my prayers tonight.
Steph xxx