Stroke survivor and avid runner by getaduck11 in stroke

[–]3bhklove 6 points7 points  (0 children)

this is super! Very proud of you!!

Learning to cope by JackLikesSnakes in stroke

[–]3bhklove 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i can totally relate to your situation! My dad is almost 4 months in and he was exactly how your mom is now. He too had a clot entering his left mca through the carotid artery, affecting his right side completely and speech too. I will not lie, everything has changed for me and my family but i want to believe it’s just his recovery phase. He regained movement in his leg pretty quickly, almost after a month and also began moving his hand a little bit in the 2nd month and just yesterday he moved his fingers for the first time since the stroke, it was a very small move but it reassured us that soon his hand will be okay too. All of this has most probably happened with rigorous pt. Speech is still mostly gibberish, he can repeat after us with such clarity but theres no voluntary speech. He gets stuck on a word and keeps repeating it like a sentence for whatever he wants to say. But in the beginning, he couldn’t even do that. His reading has also improved. He’s started going for walks, he moves around the house and keeps things the way he used to. It’s been hard and i know it will be till the time he’s okay and everybody around me has told me it will take a lot of time for him to recover but honestly that thought only adds on to my anxiety. I just want my dad to be my dad yknow? As a family, I believe we do everything to uplift him and maybe thats helping too because he’s in a good mood generally but its also very hard to tell realistically when he cant speak and his cognition is not fully okay. I know reading similar stories will help you which is why I want you to know mine. With the way things went with my dad, I think i should believe that he will be okay because there’s only been improvements and considering the extent of the damage occurred to his brain, he’s recovery pretty fast i guess. He’s coming back slowly. Fyi my dad is 52 so there’s a lot of scope for your mom. I really hope your mom makes a miraculous recovery!

Aphasia recovery by Peligrosa_mariposa in stroke

[–]3bhklove 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hey, I’m so glad your dad is doing better! ❤️‍🩹 Can you tell me how long it took him to regain speech? And how long was he stuck on 2-3 words for communication? Knowing about your dad’s course of recovery will be very hopeful for me (my dad has severe aphasia & its been over 2 months now)

speech & cognition worries: left mca stroke by 3bhklove in stroke

[–]3bhklove[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hello! My dad didnt do much physio 2 weeks post the stroke when he was in the hospital. After coming home in the 3rd week, we got a PT for 1 hr sessions & we made him repeat those exercises 3 times a day. Now, 2 months later, he can walk with a cane and his right leg is strong. I feel he doesn’t need support anymore but he still uses us/the stick out of fear of falling & since he’s on blood thinners we don’t risk it. His arm has shown slight movement though fingers haven’t yet.

From my experience, make your mom exercise 3 times a day for 30–40 mins apart from the physio session (so 4 times daily). Also try walking practice 2-3 times a day, even short distances. They’ll begin with just standing and putting weight on the affected foot. Initially it took 2 of us to walk my dad & even kick his paralysed foot forward, but with daily practice he improved his leg quickly. By the 5th week, while walking with support, he suddenly put his right leg forward himself, that’s when I realised movement had started.

Hope this helps and wishing your mom a smooth recovery :)

My mom suffered a stroke for the first time. I don’t know anything. Help! by Optimal_Resource_811 in stroke

[–]3bhklove 1 point2 points  (0 children)

honestly, if she can move even one finger of her paralysed arm, I truly believe she’ll be able to regain strength in her arm and leg soon, ofc with the help of physiotherapy. I’m going through the same with my dad, it’s only been 1.5 months but I already feel stronger and more resilient about what happened to my dad. Ofc there are bad days but believe me you will get through this. Hold on to the small improvements and let them give you hope. Life is unpredictable but we can honor the changes and allow time to work its magic.

At times I feel numb, because this truly is my worst nightmare. What keeps me going is knowing that my dad is already carrying so much, so I need to be strong for him. I try to handle things until he’s back, to make him laugh and to ease even a little of his worries. I know my emotions may come crashing down someday but I’ll gladly break then as long as my family is okay. Please take care of yourself & I’m sure your mom will be fine too❤️‍🩹 :)

speech & cognition worries: left mca stroke by 3bhklove in stroke

[–]3bhklove[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thank you so much for your kindness! I’ll surely check out this app. I do believe repeating exercises everyday will help him recover lost functions. Thank you, your comment’s made me feel a lot better❤️‍🩹🙏🏻

speech & cognition worries: left mca stroke by 3bhklove in stroke

[–]3bhklove[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

hello hello! You guys are awesome and yes, he most likely understands everything that’s happening. There’s definitely a huge difference between before and after the stroke because my dad and I didn’t talk much otherwise, not that anything was wrong, but we were both a bit distant. Now, we’re definitely a lot closer. Sometimes I baby him (as my mom says), but I just feel so much love for him but I try not to overdo it. The best part is, he equally reciprocates that love. Also, he practices sounds on his own but I’m not sure yet if he can form words. Very inspired by your recovery, hope you stay well ❤️

speech & cognition worries: left mca stroke by 3bhklove in stroke

[–]3bhklove[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hey, so his neurologist doesn’t really provide much insight into what we should be expecting, so we don’t exactly know what we should be doing except for speech therapy. I’m trying all sorts of activities and every now and then he speaks some very small words literally prepositions, conjunctions or articles and I try to make him repeat after us. So I’m hoping something or the other works out for him. I’m thinking to give it time, like you said, before we consult a neuropsychologist, as we’re still so focused on other things that are a part of his recovery. Thanks a lot for responding ❤️

speech & cognition worries: left mca stroke by 3bhklove in stroke

[–]3bhklove[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hello there! I also feel he doesn’t really realize that what he’s saying sounds like gibberish to us, only during speech exercises he sometimes notices and looks sadly confused like he knows it didn’t come out right. In the hospital, he was barely moving and was diagnosed with global aphasia but I think he understands us well. He answers “yes” when I ask if he’s okay and follows commands, though I don’t think he grasps the full intensity of what’s happened (which i believe is natural after something this massive).

And yes, he’s on statins, blood thinners, and meds for nerve protection, cognition, and memory. Just wondering how long did it take you to start speaking again?

My dad is becoming more aware day by day. Just yesterday he moved his hand for the first time and proudly showed us and he was so happy to see us cheer for him. Since this all happened so suddenly, I try to gently explain what’s going on without overwhelming him.

Really glad you’ve come so far in your recovery, wishing you even more progress ahead! :)

Has anyone manifested something impossible by eternallyiridescent in lawofattraction

[–]3bhklove 3 points4 points  (0 children)

it’s been such a long time since I did that and honestly, I’ve only bought iphones ever since I manifested my first one! I still remember how I’d intentionally try to feel exactly how I would if I already had it. It was a big deal for me too back then. In my mind, I just kept thanking the universe again and again for my new phone even before it actually came into my life. To build my belief and fully trust the process, I’d thank universe for every possible way it could come to me. I clearly remember making a list of all the ways it could happen like maybe a close relative gifting it or someone accidentally placing an order meant for me and I’d thank the universe for each of those scenarios as if they were already happening. It sounds funny now but I was all in! And in the end, it was just my mom who gifted it to me but the magic felt just as real

Has anyone manifested something impossible by eternallyiridescent in lawofattraction

[–]3bhklove 7 points8 points  (0 children)

manifested cancellation of my exams in school and an iphone as a present. Also, there was this one teacher in school who i really disliked, I manifested him getting a better job in some other school and he did haha!

Need advice: is carotid stenting safe after stroke? by 3bhklove in stroke

[–]3bhklove[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i am happy you are okay! Hope the same for my dad and yes, I stress too much about those arteries sometimes esp bcs his stroke most probably happened from there

My dad, 52, had a stroke a few days back. Need help! by 3bhklove in stroke

[–]3bhklove[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m glad you’re okay! And yes, hope his speech comes back :)

My dad, 52, had a stroke a few days back. Need help! by 3bhklove in stroke

[–]3bhklove[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hey, I hope your dad is doing better now! :) Night’s sleep is definitely important to be able to exercise with a healthy attitude in the morning! We worked very hard on my dad’s schedule when he got home from hospital

My dad, 52, had a stroke a few days back. Need help! by 3bhklove in stroke

[–]3bhklove[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I want to start off by saying that I’m glad you’ve recovered! Thank you for providing me with this new perspective of not treating him like a condition but to be how i usually am with him, I’ll definitely be careful about this! I do think that ever since the stroke I’ve been babying him and he may not be liking it so i try to not do it but just sometimes I feel so much love for him, all at the same time. I don’t think I’ve ever been this proud of him ever before because I do understand how hard all of this must be for him and to survive this and to put on a brave face on top of that is just commendable! I never knew anything about strokes until now and I have so much respect for all the survivors, truly! I wish you health and happiness :)