My husband had a right-sided ischemic stroke three weeks ago

AnnaC
Mon, 15 Dec 2025 11:40:14 +0000
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Hello everyone, my name is Anna (58) and I live in Norway. My husband, a fit and healthy 75 year old, had a severe right-sided ischemic stroke three weeks ago. Luckily I was at home and called for an ambulance immediately. A thrombectomy was performed and he has been in hospital since. He has dysphagia and dysartry but is alert and “himself”. He tried a little Sudoku yesterday and did well. He has a nasal feeding tube, but has soup and yoghurt as well. His left side is paralysed, and the doctor said last week that he didn’t think he would ever regain movement. Two days later he lifted his left leg! A small victory, and I am very happy about it. He will now be moved to a short-term rehab facility, where I know there is less physio and speech therapy, so I will probably have to pay for someone external to come in and work with him. His eyes need to be checked out as well. I am happy that the stroke didn’t ruin his language abilities, as my husband is a writer and literary editor and was working full time. He is my only family, and my anxiety is bad at night and in the early hours of the morning. I get up at five, trying to manage my nausea (caused by the anxiety) and eat just a little bit. I have lost ten pounds so far. It is so hard seeing him like this and my heart bleeds for him - he feels as if he has lost everything. He is on antidepressants now. I am happy I found this forum as there isn’t anything like this in Norway, but the Norwegian Stroke Association has a phone number I can call, which I will do. I would like to hear from people with similar experiences, and anything that can bring me hope would be very much appreciated!

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