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Outlook Weekend: The Blink

In 2013, Rikke Schmit Kjaegaard fell seriously ill with meningitis and slipped into a coma. She eventually woke up, but couldn't talk and all she could move was her eyes.

When Rikke Schmit Kjaegaard fell seriously ill with bacterial meningitis no one thought she would make it. She survived but found herself in a terrifying situation, she couldn't talk and the only part of her body she could move was her eyes. At first, no one was aware she was conscious, but her husband noticed her attempts to communicate through the blink of her eyes.

Image: Close up image of an eye
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Presenter: Saskia Edwards

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23 minutes

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Sun 17 Jun 2018 09:06GMT

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  • Sat 16 Jun 2018 23:06GMT
  • Sun 17 Jun 2018 09:06GMT

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