Hello Everyone, let me share my story.
On 21 April my husband had a stroke (bleed on the brain) I was in shock as he was a healthy 57 year old, didn’t drink or smoke and was not over weight. Never had any medical issues and never goes to the doctor. When I was told at the hospital that his condition was very serious and he may have to go to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford my heart was broken. I have been with my husband for 28 years and his condition was so serious I really did fear the worst. He spent 3 weeks in hospital and thankfully didn’t have to go to the John Radcliffe. The stroke has left him with a speech and language problem which has improved but no where near perfect. I have requested some additional speech but there is such a long waiting list I have no idea when he will receive this. I am concerned the longer this is left the worse it will get. If there is anyone that knows of any private therapy in the Berkshire area please share this with me. We were told the stroke may of happened due to high blood pressure but nobody has confirmed this for sure. We have a follow up appointment with the hospital in the next few weeks where they compare the original MRI scan with a recent one. My husband has improved but very slowly, we don’t know if he will ever be able to go back to work and he gets tired very quickly.
4 months after the event he still can’t taste or smell anything, I really hope this comes back for him. He lost 1.5 stone and for him that was a lot but slowly he is putting a bit on now.
We don’t have any family or children and for me I struggled with the upset and stress and felt so alone. The Stroke Association has been amazing and provided me with useful help and links.
Looking forward to sharing information on this site and thank you for reading x