78 yrs, non smoker non drinker male, diabetic and cardiac pt, had a brain stroke 5 days ago. started hemorrhage at multiple places in brain after tpa , on versed drip and 24 eeg, no seizure for last 4 days, on ventilator. when will he wake up? thanx

He's not asleep: People normally go to sleep one day and wake up the next day. Patients who had a brain injury, such as a stroke, stopped breathing, near drowning, etc., are not asleep. They are not asleep, so they don't just wake up. The brain has little healing power. His doctors can advise on the timeline of what might happen. Time will tell. The important thing is to know that our old brains do not heal well.