My Second Chance Litterally

I had my stroke 08/19/2020 when COVID some what started. I was at work in a hospital room and out of no where the complete right side of my body went limp. I collapsed on the floor, crawled toward the hallway and yelled help. From that point on I went into it a coma and woke up 8 days later. My stroke left me with right side paralysis, eating problem, aphasia(problems talking), and depression. Then 3 years and 4 months later I’m walking with some weakness, no problem eating, talking clear.

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