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Welcome back Sue. Take it slow.
Dave.
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Fred,
I'm sorry for your loss. I will pray for you and your family.
Dave.
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Fred,
I also enjoy Halloween. My wife and I usually take turns walking with the kids. This year I may dress up as the Scarecrow from the Wizard of Oz. Like the Scarecrow, I wish I had a brain!
Dave.
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The brain is truly amazing. Before my stroke I had no idea that the brain can repair itself. Now I have a first-hand account of howamazing the brain really is. I amfortunate because I remember most of the day of my stroke. I remember waking up paralyzed and withoutspeech. I remember being carried downthe steps and out my front door and placed into the ambulance. I remember the ride to the hospital andgetting unloaded and being wheeled down the hospital hallway. That is the last thing I remember beforewaking up after my surgery a few hours later.
After I woke up I was taken to my room in the ICU. The nurse asked me a series ofquestions. The first question was “whatis your name?” To which I responded:Dave Ohio (no my last name is not Ohio). Then she asked me if I knew where I was. I did not have a clue at the time. She asked me if I knew what happened to me. I did not know what happened to me. Then she asked me if I knew what year itwas. I knew the right answer was 2011 butI said 1996. I broke out inlaughter. I know I have a strange senseof humor but I just couldn’t stop laughing. Why did I say 1996? This went onfor 2 more days. I’d answer a questionwrong and then laugh. By day 3 I wasanswering questions correctly. I’mguessing in those first few days my brain was busy repairing itself.
I know that I’m very fortunate to be able to measure myprogress by days rather than years. Please be patient with your brain, it is truly amazing.
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Just curious, what type of stroke did you have?
I had a AVM and my doctors told me the same thing, that I should be in a wheelchair.
I think that everyone's recovery must be different.
I just count my blessings and continue to work hard towards a full recovery.
Wishful thinking
Positive attitude
Good Luck and keep working at it.
I had an ischemic stroke. It was caused by blunt force trauma (I took a baseball to the neck). I agree that everyone's recovery is different.
I've always had a positive attitude. Keep working at it and never, never, never give up! Good Luck!
I Have Completed Nine Years Of Recovery So Far In January 2013
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Congrats Fred. Good luck on the next 9. God Bless!