Hi i am reaching out in hope
Anyone can give me some answers
Two weeks ago my husband was on holiday with my two daughters 14/17 when he had a haemorrhage stroke
They called me on facetime as i was in the uk and managed to get him to hospital
I flew straight out
He is now in a rehab ward where be has been for nearly 2 weeks and in Spain the patients family is expected to stay here so i have slept at the hospital since i arrived
My children are now the uk staying at grandparents
My husband can not walk eat solid and is on a fluid drip ( which they are saying they are removing today and hoping he can start trying fluids)
He was on a rehab course which finishes Thursday then they dont do anymore rehab
They have said then it is upto me and then will wait to his is fot to travel
Does anyone have any idea of when i am
Likely to be able to get him home and we dont speak the language and we have no idea when we will be home with my daughers and husband in a hospital in the uk.
I just want to get us home safely so we can get uk care and be together as a family
I donât have a lot of experience but I was told not to fly within 6 weeks.
I also had a very mild stroke and it sounds like your husband has had a much more serious incident. I hope you have travel insurance.
Iâd say âsafeâ passage is a while away yet.
Sorry to hear about your experience.
We donât think he will be able to fly possibly ever but to travel by land i cant stay out here indefinitely and my children are not with me
Wondered if anyone has any knowledge of repatriation when having a stroke in spain to get back to uk
Hi & welcome @Milidom sorry to hear of your hysbands stroke. Itâs hard wnough dealing with it all whe youâre at home but abroad makes it so muxh worse.
I remember a previous poster in a very similar situation so have added a link to their post below. Donât know if itâll help but might give you a starting point.
The other thing you could do is touch base with the British Embassy out there as they might be able to suggest things & help with an interpreter.
Hope you can get your husband home soon.
Best wishes
Ann
Thank you he is not very verbal so not sure what they need just be nice if you actually could see someone to ask
I feel so alone and useless to him
Thank you for the link
hi @Milidom,
assuming that he had travel insurance then itâs well worth checking as to what is covered regarding reptriation
Thank you for all
Your messages
We have travel insurance and they seem to not be able to do anything until the hospital give notes but trying to get any notes or speak about discharge to repatriate to uk seems impossible. Feel so helpless and scared
hi @Milidom,
It sounds like one of the biggest issues that youâre facing is a language barrier. To that end are there any âEnglishâ bars or restuarants in the area that you could speak to someone at and find out if there is an âEnglish societyâ/ âex pats clubâ locally - there are an awful lot in Spain and many would be willing to help with the translation side of things.
Hi @Milidom
Iâm sorry to hear about husbands stroke and what youâre going through as a family.
I hope that the comments that have already been left have been helpful for you, thereâs a lot of knowledge here that you can tap into whenever you need to.
Iâm sure this is all a lot to take in at the moment so please do take some to digest all of this information and when youâre ready the community will be here to offer any more advice you may need going forwards.
If you need anything specific whilst youâre using the Online Community please donât hesitate to tag me using username and @ symbol.
Wishing you and your family well.
Anna
Hi. That must have been very scary for your husband and daughters. It might be an idea to contact the British consulate. They will have dealt with situations like this before.
To get over the language barrier, I have used Google Translate very effectively recently, just using my mobile phone.
Hi, Iâm so sorry to hear of your husbandâs stroke and the situation you have found yourself in. Stroke recovery is scary under any circumstances and I canât begin to imagine how you and your family are feeling.
Hopefully one of the suggestions already posted here will be helpful to you and enable you to get your husband back home and your family back together in the uk.
Thinking of you at this difficult time.
Regards Sue
Hello @Milidom.
I havenât anything different to offer but just want you to know Iâm thinking of you and your family in this very difficult situation. Hope youâre able to get all the help you need quickly, with a safe return to the UK at the right time.
Trace
Stroke Improvement Group
Thank you all . We are approaching week three and my husband had a mri today
We are awaiting the results
Been in touch with insurance but all they want is to fly him home despite the doctors saying he has to go by land . Google translate has been my best friend . I know he has a kong road ahead and finally is drinking thickened water and saying a fee words . We appreciate you kind words and hope we can be home to deal with this as a family and be reunited with our children soon.
Cx. Once home i know this platform has some amazing advice ans positive storied
Good to hear there has been some progress & i really hope you xan get your husband home soon.
Best wishes
Ann
Sorry for lack
Of response so after the hospital discharging husband to home respite and insurance wanting to fly him home despite the discharge saying he wasnât fit to fly - we drove the worse journey 2 day journey to the uk through self repatriation.
Since home he went straight into an acute hyper stroke unit and now in a category 3 rehab with an application for a cat 1 transfer
He has since now able to eat talk ( slow and limited but still making progress) and this week walked with a four legged stick 3 meters with assistance
Makes me disappointed and disgusted with travel insurance but we were told in spain he would never walk eat or talk again so now pleased he is proving them wrong. A long journey ahead but he is so determined. Shows the road to recovery is a rollercoaster but never give up . We made it back to uk 2 days before my eldests 18th birthday so she saw her dad in hospital the best gift she had x
Pleased to read that your husband is now making some good progress.
Iâm sure the journey back from Spain was awful. Shame your travel insurance were so unhelpful. You made it back in one piece though.
I bet your daughter had the best 18th birthday being able to see here dad again. Who needs expensive presents.
Look forward to hearing about more progress over the coming weeks.
Best wishes
Ann
Hi, so pleased to hear that you are back home and that your husband is making some progress.
Your daughter must have been over the moon to have her Dad back home for her 18th birthday.
Sending regards and best wishes to you and your family and look forward to your updates as your husband continues along his road to recovery.
Regards Sue
Hi @Milidom great to hear youâre back home and that your husband is proving them wrong with his progress!
I hope the progress continues, keep us updated whenever you feel you have the energy.
Anna
I am new here and still finding posts popping up, then I lose track of them.
What an ordeal you had getting hubby home.
The language barrier is very scary especially where medical things are concerned.
I am so impressedyou had the strength of purpose to fight yourcorner and get him home safely. It is great to hear of his progress so far. The brain is amazing, finding new ways to relearn and using different pathways to compensate for damaged bits. Your combined determination will be such a huge springboard for continued progress.
Thank you
For all your support i saw this post had been shared to a family that has a daughter abroad and saying re permanent damage
And wanted to share some positive news
My husband has been in a category one rehabilitation for 4 weeks and in this time the brain is rewiring / learning and he has started to walk to the toilet with a tri stick unaided
Eats well and can communicate ( even if sometimes cannot find the correct words) but he with the strength and determination and support continues ro make progress. Although the recovery is a long slow road you learn to leave a new normal- i know we have as a family and take every progress no matter how small as positive as shows the right side of the brain is wanting to help out where the left side cant x never give up and ask for as much help as possible dont be proud