Coping With Stroke

My 77 year old mother was found down in her bedroom stiff with her vision, both eyes frozen to the left & unable to respond or move. My father called my sister, who called 911. taken to the Emergency room & taken to CT Scan with diagnosis middle cerebral anterior artery infarction. After discussing what was a necessary treatment with TPA with a window of time of 3 hours. The time was 11:30 & we were running out of time for the medication to even make a difference. After 6 hours, my mother’s vision was no longer looking to the left side but her cognitive was intact. Today she is in Rehab & remains unable to speak with right hemipersis. Rehab is now our goal with spech, occapational & physical therapy we hope to one day hear my mother’s lovely voice. My mother is 5 foot 3 inches, 129 pounds. Who walked 5-6 miles a day,
worked out at the YMCA 3 times a week, watch her calories & never smoked or dranked. Her only risk factors, her genetic genes, hypertension & high cholesterol.
Now our journey begins as a family to assist our mother in re-establishing speech & mobility. I miss my mother’s voice & I miss walking with her. My mother is a gracious & lovely humanbeing, who brings smiles to all those who encounter her.