My name is Sam. I was stationed in Japan when I had my stroke. I had a massive headache that lasted for five days. I was confused with loss of balance. My wife was in Ghana and took a flight to the United States so we could meet in Washington. I was transferred by…
While having chai with a friend and my wife high in the mountains of India, I started talking gibberish. Doctors at the local hospital told me I had a cerebral hemorrhage and that I would be my old self in three months. They were wrong. When I got back to the United States a month…
I was 17 years old, when i had a stroke, My life was stopped ,see I have dreamed in My comatose state. My doctors told my father your daughter will not make it. So my grandma(abuelita) pray in my ICU room in the big apple city , 3 days. See I was 28 days comatose,…
My name is Tom Broussard, three-time stroke survivor called “Johnny Appleseed of Aphasia Awareness.” Aphasia affects about two million people and is more common than Parkinson’s Disease, cerebral palsy or muscular dystrophy yet most people have never heard of it. I studied 20 hospitals in Florida and found that only four websites provide any information…
I’m Sam Cohen and I had a massive stroke. When I was 22 years old, I had a blood clot, which reached all the way to my brain. I went to four therapy places. I was in the hospital, St.Charles hospital, Gaylord hospital, and LIU Post. LIU Post was the last place I went to…
Age 42 my husband suffered a stroke from disection of his carotid artery five years ago. He sufferes with Aphasia and Apraxia. Each new progress foward becomes a new norm and a new adventure. At times it is exciting and scary.
Hi, I am Jerry. I had a massive stroke at the young age of 59 upon waking up from a nap. I was paralyzed on my whole right side. Thankfully, Erlanger of Chattanooga was able to save my life. I was in the ICU for 9 days then transferred to Siskin Intensive Rehab Hospital for…
Acceptance. I had suffered a massive ischemic stroke and resulting aphasia. I had to accept what happened, what it meant, how bad it was, and that it wasn’t going to completely go away. In time, I have lessened the effects of aphasia and worked hard to fix my speech through intensive rehab, but I do…
I am John. I like everything, especially the movies. I love writing, producing and directing. I produced for Edmonton Public Schools and the Stollery Children’s Hospital. I love my work. Every person is happy, before. Then it came. I had a stroke. It hurt. It started August 25, 2014 and it was bad. My right…
Before, I used to be a whole, but now I feel crushed. I felt like a whole person before my stroke. After the stroke, I felt like my brain and heart were not working like they used to. Before the stroke, I used to feel like I was very smart. After stroke, I felt as…