My name is Sam. I was stationed in Japan when I had my stroke. I had a massive headache that lasted for five days. I was confused with loss of balance. My wife was in Ghana and took a flight to the United States so we could meet in Washington. I was transferred by…
While having chai with a friend and my wife high in the mountains of India, I started talking gibberish. Doctors at the local hospital told me I had a cerebral hemorrhage and that I would be my old self in three months. They were wrong. When I got back to the United States a month…
I was 17 years old, when i had a stroke, My life was stopped ,see I have dreamed in My comatose state. My doctors told my father your daughter will not make it. So my grandma(abuelita) pray in my ICU room in the big apple city , 3 days. See I was 28 days comatose,…
My name is Tom Broussard, three-time stroke survivor called “Johnny Appleseed of Aphasia Awareness.” Aphasia affects about two million people and is more common than Parkinson’s Disease, cerebral palsy or muscular dystrophy yet most people have never heard of it. I studied 20 hospitals in Florida and found that only four websites provide any information…
I’m Sam Cohen and I had a massive stroke. When I was 22 years old, I had a blood clot, which reached all the way to my brain. I went to four therapy places. I was in the hospital, St.Charles hospital, Gaylord hospital, and LIU Post. LIU Post was the last place I went to…
Age 42 my husband suffered a stroke from disection of his carotid artery five years ago. He sufferes with Aphasia and Apraxia. Each new progress foward becomes a new norm and a new adventure. At times it is exciting and scary.
Hi, I am Jerry. I had a massive stroke at the young age of 59 upon waking up from a nap. I was paralyzed on my whole right side. Thankfully, Erlanger of Chattanooga was able to save my life. I was in the ICU for 9 days then transferred to Siskin Intensive Rehab Hospital for…