all light bothered me! so then we go to Walmart when i then begin limping and dragging my left leg and cant lift my left arm off of the ground and my left side facial is drooping and then we immediately got home and called 911 and was rushed to the local hospital
It was my first day of my job at a country club golf course. I was doing great and enjoying myself. The girl that was training me said it was time to call it a day after I just drove my first golf cart. We went into our bosses office. He just got done appraising me telling me what a good job I did. We were all standing. I had my Gatorade bottle in my hand and I had just finished a drink. The Gatorade was in my left hand.I tried to put the lid back on and the bottle slips out of my hand and it falls and It hits the ground splashing all over the place, I immediately try to pick it up and apologize as I was cleaning all day. I was told it was okay and I hear my boss say to my coworker for her to sit me down.
I just knew I could not give up…I had been in a coma for months…I was scared not to try…My mother and father and sister were there for me….my faith was what I had. I have now graduated from high school…learning to drive….I am very lonely…we live on an island and I was so active and involved in everything.
Biggest problem? SPEAKING! I have severe aphasia and apraxia. The communication center of my brain was affected by my stroke. So, speaking, reading & writing are very difficult. It does not effect intelligence but people don’t understand that. Most people treat me differently since my stroke and that is very frustrating. I have lost my independence. I can’t drive and that makes me sad. I am walking with the help of a brace and my right hand isn’t working the way I want it to but most of all I miss talking with my friends and family!
Talk to others who have had strokes and know what your going through. I had my stroke before Amy had hers and started this group so I really knew no one who had experienced what I did as a young person. I told my parents that I wasn’t depressed but I really was. I was frustrated that this happened to me for no reason and changed my life forever. With time and medication I have finally come to terms with it and see it in a different light.
After a few months I finally got the feeling back in my face along with my taste. I had severe headaches for the first few years following my stroke but after the nerves grew back and I found the proper medication they became tolerable.
I have lived in Kansas City my whole life and love the Royals, Chiefs, Sporting KC and KU basketball.
Amy was in the Buck O’Neil seat at a Royals game that I was watching on tv.
What are your biggest challenges/residual effects? I have memory loss. Both long term and short term. This is really hard for me. I have completely recovered physically from the stroke but the invisible brain injury is what I struggle with.
Everyone is going through something. This has really helped me to realize that I’m not alone in life. Everyone in this world is going through or has gone through a difficult time.
My family. I am married and I have two boys. 🙂
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