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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: BazaJT on 21 April 2014, 21:30:53
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As some on here will know from reading my post "safe in hospital?"earlier this month,Maureen[aka the dragonlady]suffered a severe stroke.Firstly the negatives,2 weeks ago the doctor spoke to us and told us we may wish to "prepare for the worst"and put an end of life plan in place.This was decided upon by myself,Mo's two daughters[one of whom is listed as next of kin]and her granddaughter.The first MRI scan-done whilst her brain was bruised and swollen- appeared to show about 25% of her brain to be shot,a second scan is due this week when hopefully a clearer idea of the damage will be gained.Whilst I still have this at the back of my mind I'm concentrating more on the positives.Her physio is still on going-both physical and speech,although some things she says make no sense she is coming out with more understandable words on a daily basis and her speech in general is clear and not slurred.She is fully alert and knows any visitors who go and see her,and she remembers appointments,family birthdays etc.Her swallow response is also slowly improving[although her drinks still have to be thickened and her food pureed]and she is able to feed herself.Her right leg[or use of it]is slowly improving,although at present she only gets the occasional tingling feeling in her right arm.She can sit upright for short periods and as long as she can see her reflection in a mirror or other such surface she can correct herself if she begins to lean to one side.So all in all I think there are more positives than negatives and although she has a long road yet to travel I remain convinced she will at some point return home,needing care yes-and if it comes to that I will without question pack in work to do the caring of her.Plus of course she has not yet given up the fight.Anyway she's likely to come home purely out of spite[she never did like to see me happy!]lol
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sounds like positive news, im sure it can only get better. wishing all the best for a good outcome. :)
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Yes, good luck pal :y
Definitely positives there to focus on.
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Christ. :o Sounds encouraging though. Best wishes :)
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Crikey. Wishing you both the best. :y
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Wishing you both the best ..... fingers crossed! :y :y
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Wishing her a continuous and good recovery, where it sounds like she is making good progress. :y :y :y
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Hope her improvements continue - good luck ;)
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All the best of luck to you both Baza. :y
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Can empathise Baza having had 2 of those things.Although I was in a bit of a state, consultant said that I need 18 months to see how much has repaired. Good on you and Maureen, don't give up on the recovery, slowly much can repair. All the very best to you both... :y
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I feel for you, Baza, it will be a long journey. But, hopefully, Maureen will get back to some sort of normality. As I always say in these situations, look after yourself too. You will be no good to anyone if you make yourself ill. There is help out there, ask for it.
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Wishing you both the best of luck and hopefully a good outcome. :y
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Best of luck mate. :y
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This sounds encouraging news Baza, please give Maureen our Best Wishes for a good recovery and as STEMO says, it's important that you look after yourself too! :y