As a neurologist and scientist serving coma patients and their loved ones for over 20 years, I often feel helpless in the face of families of loved ones who find themselves in an altered state of consciousness following a coma.

Over time, with the help of my dedicated multidisciplinary team, I have been able to build up a solid medical expertise as well as a large network of competent professionals. But this is not enough, a larger and more human aspect is missing in the care provided to these patients. I aim to offer an integrative approach that takes into account not only medical data, but also the psychological and social aspects related to these traumas.​

The idea for this foundation then occurred to me. I saw it as an opportunity to provide a space for sharing and to create a community where all those who have a similar experience could finally find relevant information and a place of exchange. Mind-Care also offers the opportunity for these families to be surrounded by other patients and their loved ones, but also by healthcare professionals and scientists.

I hope that Mind-Care can shed light on the disorders of consciousness after a coma, a topic so often neglected, and that it can best meet the needs of these people and their loved ones. These latter, who sometimes feel forgotten or neglected, need us to understand the medical reality, to find their place in society.

Professor Steven Laureys
Neurologist at the CHU de Liège and founder of Mind-Care