Dad's just had a massive stroke

[washy21]

Hi

I'm terribly upset. My dad has just had a stroke. He's 72 and is currently in hospital virtually asleep full time. We know that it is caused by a blood clot stemming from Atrial Fibrillation and it has affected his left side (No vision, left arm and leg)

The doctor has painted a very bleak picture which was very devastating and right now at this moment it just seems that there is no hope.

Can anyone re-assure me that if he survives there is some hope for quality of life. It's all a bit much at the moment and the future is too much to contemplate.

Thanks

[peony78]

My mum has just had a big stroke at 60 years old and cannot talk,swallow or walk,so scared too and they can`t get her blood pressure down at the moment

[hairnursemom2]

I just stumbled onto this website looking for some of the same answeres as you. My dad is 83 today and had a stroke during his stay at the hospital for something else. It has been 5 days since his stroke and I feel hopeless that he will walk again. your description of your dad just having an empty gaze along with all the other typical symptoms really hit home. It is not the man I know. It rips your heart out cause you feel so hopeless one minute and then hope another just to end up feeling hopeless again.I dont feel so alone in my feelings. Thanx for sharing your feelings.

hairnursemom2

[ryanlebita]

Good day.
This is one of the saddest day inn my life. After few days of battling stoke, my beloved grand father has passed away. I love him so much. I will cherish all the sweet memories that we had. I know he is in the arms of our Lord in heaven. The sad part is that I will not able to see him for the last time cause Im in abroad and I dont have money to go back home in the Philippines. I will just pray for him. I know also the he is happy and at peace right now.

To all who experienced or experiencing this kinda struggle, keep the faith in God. God offers a reason for everything.  He will never let us down. God bless us all.

[p_patel]

hi, new here.  I was looking for forums on Stroke patients to share and find out if there are any hopes out there for Stroke victims.  My dad had a stroke 2 years ago and its been a very challenging journey.  He had suffered a massive stroke in the Left Thalamus which has left him paralyzed on  his right side of his body.  Let me start by making a post to a post i read above about Etanercept.
Etanercept (brand name: Enbrel) is for Rheumatoid Arthritis in joint pain approved by the FDA.  Please do not consider this as a hope to treat a stroke victim.  What the consequences may result from using this medication in regards to side effects could prove to be devastating.  An example of it could be Seizures.  Do not go by what you have seen about physicians giving this medication in some state/states as an alternative or a cure, even if it is short term or not.   Anyone who has a loved one that has been vicitimized by Stroke keep in mind one thing~a person keeps recovering from a stroke life long.  Eventually the person does get better but it is a very slow and long process.  My best advice to anyone is:  Get the stroke victim intense/vigorous physical therapy once they have stabilized, if you don't get it at the current hospital, go elsewhere, don't waste time!   Encourage them to try to talk which will help them get functionality back for eating--this goes hand in hand.  Speech can be recovered within a month and half of stroke.  Whatever milestones a person makes is going to be within the first 6 to 8 weeks post stroke.  Hope this helps some people who may be looking for some hope or answers.  My dad does walk in the house by himself now but needs help with everything.  But that is the silver lining.  The doctors had told me before discharge that if his life was not going to worth it 6 months down the line then there were other alternatives.  I asked him what did he mean by saying that.  He said, we could choose to remove the feeding tube that was in him so he could pass away.  Well, I got my father to talk, to eat, to laugh, to stand, to walk.  Don't give up.  God bless to all.

[Anzzy]

Its really encouraging....my mom got stroke just 15 day back....she had right side brain stroke 10 yr back...and now she is paralyzed in both side of body....but give response through blinking eyes... sometimes movement in legs...doctor said it takes 4-5 month to recovery from brain swelling....but thanks to your post ....its really encouraging.. i hope she will b fine soon....

[Rivana]

my mom died due to lung cancer after six months my dad had stroke twice and its been one year now. We kind of felt he couldnt make it.He was paralyzed,lost his balance in his left part. Slowly he is recovering. He went to physio therapy and lot of medications, he is not like he used to be. His balance is not fully recovered. He stays home,doing nothing. Nowadays he has started talking in sleep. He seems little unusual. I'm always worried. He is so depressed thinking about mom and his health, There isn't any day i'm not worried and i find myself very helpless. I'm staying at home taking care of him.Life is really tough, full of worries and insecurities. I still have a hope that no matter how much time it takes he will recover.

[Blakewhigham]

My father had a massive stroke 3yrs ago and ive been researching and I came up with ETHANERCEPT CURE FOR STROKE VICTIMS