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World Service,16 Jun 2018,23 mins

Outlook Weekend: The Blink

The Outlook Podcast Archive

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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: Abstract eye Credit: cosmin4000/iStock/Getty Images Plus Presenter: Saskia Edwards

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