A Friend Had a Stroke
By Susan
@HazySue (39265)
Gouverneur, New York
July 19, 2016 1:14pm CST
The other day I received word that a friend of mine had a stroke and was now in a Rehab Center. Yesterday I was finally able to get there to find out just how he was doing. They won't tell you on the phone.
Apparently he had a bad stoke that effected his left side. He cannot use his left hand and arm, walk because of his left leg and cannot talk.
I am so sorry that he is so bad. He is so frustrated and uncooperative that they are not sure he can understand them.
When he tries to talk it is gibberish, nothing that makes sense. He is constantly trying to get out of bed and falling on the floor.
They are now saying that he appears to need full time care. His family is on their way down here to arrange for him to go closer to where they live.
Please keep him in your prayers. He has always been a nice, thoughtful person who would give you the shirt off his back.
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@celticeagle (190011)
• Boise, Idaho
19 Jul 16
Oh, that must be awful. Sounds like a nice guy. Hope he gets better soon.
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@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
20 Jul 16
@celticeagle it really is sad. He was so active, now he can't do anything for himself.
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@celticeagle (190011)
• Boise, Idaho
20 Jul 16
@HazySue ...That is sad. I remember watching my mom go from a active older woman to an invalid. Rectal cancer took her.
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@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
20 Jul 16
@celticeagle it's awful to watch a loved one in pain, I am so sorry that you lost your mom in that manner.
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
19 Jul 16
Our prayers for your friend, i think it's downright frustrating when you just suddenly lose ability to communicate and move, my prayers also goes to he's family, may the good Lord ease the burden of whatever it is they are experiencing right now.
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
20 Jul 16
@HazySue me too, it keeps going over my head, perhaps they could explain to him what happened later while he is undergoing rehab and PT. I think his actions are more of a panic attack coz he cannot understand why suddenly he has no control of his own body and speech and desperately trying to figure out how.
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@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
20 Jul 16
@louievill maybe. They seem to think that he may have lost his ability to speak for good. I hope not.
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@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
20 Jul 16
@louievill thanks for the prayers. I cannot begin to imagine how I would feel if this happened to me.
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@Bhebelen14 (5194)
• Philippines
19 Jul 16
I will include you friend to my prayers, hope he will recover soon.
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@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
20 Jul 16
@Bhebelen14 thanks. We are hoping he will get better.
@JudyEv (382577)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Jul 16
This is so sad. It sounds so similar to an old family friend. After he had a stroke he could only talk gibberish too but would try so hard, sounding out what he obviously thought were words really slowly and carefully. It was awful for everyone concerned.
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