MORNING
Thanks so much for all the messages and hugs I received yesterday. They certainly worked! John has no memory of the last few days, but yesterday had unlocked his phone, was smiling and joking about his memory, rang his sister and last night was playing online scrabble with me - and winning!
We’ve got a way to go and it may be up and down but my lovely husband is back. I feel so lucky!
I've only just caught up with your original post.
So very pleased for you both that your husband is on the mend. Stroke is the thing that almost all of us fear the most. I can understand how devastated you must have felt. Both my husband and I have AF .
Sending all good wishes for complete recovery!
J x
That’s great news. Hope your husband continues to recover well. Xx
Yay!!thank goodness! I believe the anticoagulant will gave given some protection against a devastating stroke.So pleased for you both 🙌 👏 x
What great news to wake up to. So pleased for you both. A lovely Easter present. Hugs to you both. x
Good news!
that’s such good news.
Only just caught up with your other post too! You must be so relieved. There may be gaps for a while I guess but to have your man back- that'll mean everything. Sending a belated virtual hug.
How lovely!
Aw that’s brilliant. 👍
oh so very pleased for you both
thank you.
Delighted for you Dudtbin. Wishing your hubby well..... & home soon. Xx
thank you x
Hi I had a small stroke in March last year and recovery seems slow in areas that non strokers don't understand. Firstly tiredness can be overwhelming and doesn't necessarily relate to any physical activity. I've been told its your brain having to adjust and it gets tired. I find social events with lots of stimuli, people talking, noise, flashing images etc can all make me feel giddy. Memory is erratic. Physically still improving and keep moving as much as poss.
Everyone says I look well etc, so its often hard for them to understand whats going on and can think its just being grumpy. The Mystroke guide website is helpful and like this one you can put in questions and people will try to explain and advise. Good luck and keep well.
thank you, i am also trying to drill into my head i have to let john do stuff himself!
Sorry to hear that. Must be very frustrating. Hope thing continues to settle for you.
great news BUT it is time to prevent a second stroke. The medical team needs to look for an etiology of his TIA and probably add anti platelets drugs to his regimen of drugs. And try to control the modifiable risk factors especially high cholesterol or high triglycerides, diabetes and especially high blood pressure if any. He is not out of the woods yet. Still so far great news.
It's a long road back but stay with it. I had a stroke in 2016 and I couldn't find the bathroom when I came home; a small bungalow where we had lived for 28 years. Support then was non-existant unless you were really disabled. In the last 18 months that has changed. If you don't have the My Stroke booklet from the Stroke Association, I think it will help. Further down the line, the Stroke Association have projects for lived-experience stroke patients, and Universities welcome involvement. I'm happy to answer questions if I can.
thank you so much, luckily johns stroke was mild, he is now home and just been explaining how weird he feels about some things, spacial awareness and some visual anomalies also just how different he feels in himself. We will have six weeks of therapy help starting next week because of the holiday weekend.
Hi
Yes, a stroke can affect folks differently.
My Embollic, Ischaemic stroke was caused by AF in Thyroid Cancer.
Almost 4 years down the track I have come a long way.
A Deputy Headmaster taught me something healing.
First focus on a circle and 2 sides of brain. With focus on centre line trace eyes from top middle slowly down.
2nd move eyes to right to outer and trace up and around to centre.
3rd Then across to left doing the same tracing.
4th Go opposite way on both
This connects BOTH sides of ones brain.
At first I could not talk. Or hold items in my right hand.3 months later I could.
Try it and then try to have your husband copy.
cheri JOY. 74. (NZ)
we will thank you
Explaining stroke risk from CHADsVASC score
stroke risk assessment
Stroke improvement class
Day in Acute Stroke Unit
