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***How it feels to have a stroke***

Tazirai

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This is a good video I thought SOME heads on the board would like to See.

http://www.ted.com Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor had an opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: One morning, she realized she was having a massive stroke. As it happened -- as she felt her brain functions slip away one by one, speech, movement, understanding -- she studied and remembered every moment. This is a powerful story about how our brains define us and connect us to the world and to one another.
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[flash]http://www.youtube.com/v/UyyjU8fzEYU&hl=en[/flash]

I made a thread that I killed because of an FTP poster.

The thread has good info if you want. Vid is 20 min.. Watch when you have time.
Beware Leonardo De Mavio.. FTP Alert...
 
TED is great!!! More people need to be involved. Shit needs to be broadcasted on PBS or CSPAN 2 or something.

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OK, just finished watching it. GOTDAMN!!!!!!! That shit was moving. She needs to do Oprah!!!!! Damn. Foreal, damn.
 
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good post fam... my mom had a stroke massive stroke this past feb. im soaking up anything i can find to help me understand it better.
 
Wow..that was beautiful. What a brilliant woman. My mother had a stroke about 15 years ago and it affected her left hemisphere and this explains a lot--my mother has always had a peace about things and she doesn't worry and I've loved that. Now I know that she was experiencing some of that as a result of her brain. Wow.
 
Lola said:
Wow..that was beautiful. What a brilliant woman. My mother had a stroke about 15 years ago and it affected her left hemisphere and this explains a lot--my mother has always had a peace about things and she doesn't worry and I've loved that. Now I know that she was experiencing some of that as a result of her brain. Wow.
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Same thing happened to my mom about 3 years ago and she hasn't been the same since. Has problems speeking and expressing herself verbally. I miss being able to have a conversation with her, :(
 
Blood Seed said:
Same thing happened to my mom about 3 years ago and she hasn't been the same since. Has problems speeking and expressing herself verbally. I miss being able to have a conversation with her, :(
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I'm still waiting on an answer for this PUNK.....

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Thanks very very much Tazirai.
My father just had a golf ball sized brain tumor removed 2 days ago. He's still not fully conscious. Before the surgery I sat and talked with him for as long as they would let me. It was the happiest I had ever seen him. He's 75 but was acting like an 8 year old. Of course, his motor control was completely screwed and even his eyes were crossed, but he kept me and the hospital staff laughing until he went to sleep. Now I can't wait until he's back up to ask him what it's like.
Thanks again. I was really worried. I needed to see this.
 
Blood Seed said:
Same thing happened to my mom about 3 years ago and she hasn't been the same since. Has problems speeking and expressing herself verbally. I miss being able to have a conversation with her, :(
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My heart goes out to you brother.
:(

My mother kept all her speech, but she uses a wheelchair now to get around, because her right side is partially paralyzed.

I know what you are going through. My heart goes out to you.

My mother recently had some mini-strokes, but they didn't do any really bad damage, but she is chewing and swallowing different right now, but her therapist told me her swallowing centers are coming back.

Strokes are no joke. I really know what you are feeling. Hang in there!
 
sutter kane said:
good post fam... my mom had a stroke massive stroke this past feb. im soaking up anything i can find to help me understand it better.
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How's she doing, Sutter? All the best to her.



Lola said:
Wow..that was beautiful. What a brilliant woman. My mother had a stroke about 15 years ago and it affected her left hemisphere and this explains a lot--my mother has always had a peace about things and she doesn't worry and I've loved that. Now I know that she was experiencing some of that as a result of her brain. Wow.
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How's your mom as well, Lola? In good health across the board otherwise? All the best to her too.




~ My grandmother suffered a stroke at my college graduation. I drove her home that evening and realized she had had it earlier that evening ... and when I got her safely home called my parents, and my pops and I took her to Emerg' and ensured she'd get checked over. She was around 76/77 and had endured a number of strokes and heart attacks the previous twenty-two years.

~ I worked landscaping jobs for a man in his 80s who had a stroke when he was in his late-70s. Nearly complete paralysis on his left side.

~ Also worked landscaping as a teen for a beautiful couple in their early-90s. The picture of a healthy, long-lasting marriage. Been together for 70 years. Each had strong family support and faith. Both passed on when I was 18'ish.
 
Lola said:
My heart goes out to you brother.
:(

My mother kept all her speech, but she uses a wheelchair now to get around, because her right side is partially paralyzed.

I know what you are going through. My heart goes out to you.

My mother recently had some mini-strokes, but they didn't do any really bad damage, but she is chewing and swallowing different right now, but her therapist told me her swallowing centers are coming back.

Strokes are no joke. I really know what you are feeling. Hang in there!
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The doctors were saying that, based off on the severity of the hemorrhage, she should've been dead or become a vegetable. Luckily she defied the odds and made a strong recovery. I gained so much more respect and admiration for her just watching her battle back. She was also partially paralyzed on her right side but has since fully regained her mobility.
I remember after they did the initial surgery they had to go back in and do another operation to relieve the pressure on her brain.
Now that she's doing better I'm finally starting to come to terms with her being a different person than she once was.
It has been an honor taking care of her. That experience and her strength through it all taught me a lot about myself.
 
thanks helico-pterfunk... she's doing alot better. they told me she wouldnt live through the first night & she's still her! they had to remove the entire right side of her skull for the swelling to go down or it would've made her brain collapse on her spine which would have killed her!
she lost control of her left side completely & shes left handed, but she regained her left leg so she can walk with a cane now. there's a physical therapist working with her on her arm during the week. she's a engineer for the e.p.a. & just wants to get back to being independent.
she was in rehab for 4 months so im just happy she's home! thanks again... & to everybody else in this post who has went through this with a loved one or went through it yourself i send blessings your way... peace
 
MAN!!!!!!!

That was a hell of a video.
Shit had me captivated and agreeing with everything....just wow


good post
 
Im glad some of you got something from this video. Glad I could share it.
Best wishes to all who are in, or have family/SO's going thru something like this.
 
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