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Outlook Weekend: The Blink
Rikke Schmidt Kjaergaard was trapped inside her own body, all she could do was blink
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鈥�
Image: Abstract eye
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Presenter: Saskia Edwards
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