Recovering from a stoke
I’ve been asked if I made a full recovery from my stroke. That’s a question that’s not easy to answer.
Am I the same as I was before my stroke? No I am not.
Are there people a lot worse off than me? Yes there are.
Do I thank God for my recovery? Yes, constantly.
When I was admitted to hospital I was taken to intensive care. By the evening of my first day, my leg seemed to be fine and my arm had started to show signs of life. It would move, but then not move, and then move again. On the fourth day I was released from intensive care and came home. My leg was fine, my speech was fine, and my arm moved when I told it to, but it was very weak.
At first, although my arm moved, it was pretty useless. My right hand found it hard to do things, for example I could only type with one finger and even then it would press the wrong key most of the time. I had no stamina, if I used a dust pan and brush to pick something up, the effort involved in doing that would just knock me out for the rest of the day.
Today, three years later, my right arm is still weak - but it works 
All my fingers on my right hand work, but sometimes when I type they seem to have a mind of their own and hit the wrong keys. Fortunately I am left handed so most things I do that involve one hand aren’t affected.
My stamina slowly got better, but it still limits me a lot. 30 minutes of physical exertion and I am wiped out. But that could be my age
I think I was very lucky. Lots of people have much greater physical handicaps following a stoke than I have. And for the fact that I don’t have I give thanks.
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