Been a while
It's been a while since I have been on the network. As a reminder, my husband had a brainstem stroke Janaury 2011...it will soon be two years since the stroke. I try so hard to be optimistic, however, watching him try to walk with a walker, brings tears to my eyes still. He has not regained his balance, still has difficulty swallowing and remains weak. He still has the feeding tube as he has not passed the swallow eval for liquids. Until he does, the TP will not remove the feeding tube. Any suggestions or ideas on what we can do to help him with the balance issue. We continue to do as much therapy at home as we can. (walking on the treadmill...he is now up to 5 minutes at a time..1.2 mph) We also use the balance board and walk with the walker and cane. He cannot drive and his daily activites are limited. I love my husband with all my heart and it breaks my heart to see him in this shape. He gets very discouraged and down. He made the comment the other day, "if I'm not going to get any better, I wish I would die". That broke my heart and I had to leave the room for the tears. As much as I want him to live, I understand how he feels. I would appeciate any advice anyone can give on the balance or the feeding tube. Thank you so much.
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