I suffer from aphasia and apraxia but seeing as I could not walk nor talk at the beginning i can walk with a stick and can talk after a fashion , guess I’m not doing too bad.
I spent nine weeks in hospital and the help I received there and the six weeks I had when I came home were invaluable. It was a mix of speech therapy and occupational therapy.
My right arm is still is still pretty bad but my right leg is coming on and I can walk with a stick.
As far as the stroke association goes l had emotional support which I think was invaluable, I had poo pooed the idea of counselling but it really helped.
And finally we come to Chrissie, a practical support worker for the stroke association who has been a ray of sunshine .
Hi Tom and a big welcome to this community. Sorry to hear of your stroke but it sounds as though your recovery is going well and you are lucky to have received have received lots of support and occupational/speech therapy.
We are a merry band of stroke survivors who have all suffered different types of stroke and who are all on very different roads to recovery. There is always someone here to offer advice and information, so ask away if you have any questions or just need to have a rant, as we all do from time to time when things get tough.
Looking forward to hearing from you as your road to recovery continues.
@Tom456 Hi & welcome to the community. Sorry to hear of your stroke but good to hear you are getting on ok.
I had visits from a Stroke Association Support Coordinator for 12 months after my stroke & I found their support invaluable. I’m pleased to hear of your positive experience too.
I don’t know if you are aware but they also offer a Here for You service which may be something that might help you. You can find more details Here
Welcome to the community, I’m sorry to hear about your stroke.
It definitely does sound like you’re getting there. I’m pleased to hear that you’ve received so much valuable support during your recovery so far. I hope you’ll find this community just as helpful to your recovery.
If you need anything whilst you’re using the Online Community, please don’t hesitate to tag me using the @ symbol and my username.
Hi @Tom456 and welcome to the forum. So glad to here you are making good progress. I bet you’ll be walking without that stick in a couple more months and the arm will follow. The only trick for that is to keep on trying to use the arm/hand as normal, treat it as normal and do lots of muscle strengthening exercises on it such as bicep curls. I did this even while out walking, using a can of milk rather than a dumbell…less conspicuous Eventually it will get them message.
They never gave me any walking aids when I left hospital. So I got about by cruising the walls and furniture at home, and hanging on to hubby’s arm walking outside.
Eventually it will get them message.