My Mum had a stroke last Sunday; she stayed in hospital ‘til Thursday before being discharged and we have her first appointment at a ‘stroke clinic’ at one of our local hospitals. I’m keen to support her and most importantly advocate for her, I’m interested in benefiting from this community’s collective wisdom and knowing if there is anything I should be asking at tomorrow’s appointment - what do you wished you’d asked or knew when you started on your stroke recovery?
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Hi @EmmaH and welcome to the community. Sorry to hear of your mums stroke & i hope she is getting on ok at this very early stage.
Some of the things that I wanted to know at my first appointments were around what caused the stroke, what’s the risk of another, what follow ups / tests are they planning to do, what about physio/occupational therapy (if appropriate). What can I do to prevent it happening again. Do you know what sort of stroke she had? I asked them to show me the scans and explain it to me which they did. You don’t say what deficits she has but questions around help with those might be appropriate.
Write down anything you think of and take it with you as often you forget things once the consultant starts asking you questions.
Good luck with the appointment. Hope all goes well.
Best wishes
Ann
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Hi @EmmaH
Sorry you’ve had reason to join us but welcome now you are here.
You might find this post useful…
Also
this thread
chronicles another journey over several months.
On the information you provided so far it seems there are similarities
Other threads but these two are probably enough reading to start with
Anything specific just ask 
Caio
Simon
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Thank you both - that’s helpful. I’ve got my questions prepped for tomorrow. Really appreciate your replies 
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Thanks Nigel - yes we are in the process of getting this sorted - we have an added complication of my brother living in Spain and needing his ‘wet’ signature 
, but it’s in hand. Thanks for the advice 
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