Fellow heroes,

You need not ever face stroke alone. Even the most trivial thought can become a serious pain. It will help to talk about it.  A stroke is something you have, not who you are!

Bob Smith

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I feel so inspired when I read about the challenges you have faced and overcome. Your book is a great tool with helpful information as well as a true inspiration for anyone. Thanks for sharing it with me. Linda

BOB. Glad to hear everything is working out for you. Did you have your stroke in your Cerebellum? My husband did. But he had no mumbness just no balance. I have been trying to find someone who had a stroke in their Cerebellum. Would love to hear more. Contact us at, princessd_5@shaw.ca please Mrs. Hutter

Deborah, I like your husband had a Cerebellum Stroke. Like your husband my balance is terrible also. I had 16 strokes in that region Jan. 20, 2006. I have short term memory loss and terrible vision. If I can help with anything else, my e-mail is tess46_0204@yahoo.com Hope this helps.

I heard stroke can be normal as usual without medicine, herbs or massage, just arrangement of nerve and blood flow, supported with specific tools in pennasianormalization (dot com). it is scientific concept. What do you think about it? if you need it, I will help you.

Hi Bob & Friends, Thanks for taking the time to put up this site. I have recently started a friendship with a guy who is a fellow-stroke sufferer and then low & behold, last night I discovered that my friend has just suffered a stroke and is now in hospital! Prior to this I did not know anyone who had suffered a stroke so it seems I am being drawn to find out much more! I am going to visit my friend in hospital today and since we live in The Canary Islands (but are both Brits) it would be useful for her (I think) to print off some information in English as chances are anything she will have been given so far will be in Spanish. Do you have ideas as to what would be helpful and most especially POSITIVE? She is a lovely lady, she's early 60's and so tiny you could pop her in your pocket! She is being really brave but tho her speech is fine & she says she can hold a cup in her left hand for a very short while, her left leg is completely numb and not working! She said they are starting physio today and she has no idea how long she will be in hospital! Any advise as to where I can find GOOD information and how best for me to support her as a friend would be gratefully received. I do believe that we all have a path to follow and whilst I am sure you would NOT have chosen to suffer a stroke, the fact that you are exploring new horizons & also able to share your experiences with others is a wonderful, if tough, twist in the journey of your life! Thanks Bob & keep on with your trek - its so very worthwhile :-)x

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Hey all, my next and best book will be finished before too long. Has a lot more stories and information in it already. I'll start searching for a publisher in a few months.

It is so hard to find people who have experienced this and I am in the midst of this trauma and looking for support. My 38 yr old husband had a ruptured brain aneurysm and then a resulting spinal stroke in his neck. As of now he is on a ventilator and cannot voluntarily move or feel anything below the neck. He will start rehab next week to try and get weaned off the vent. This has been a nighmare.Please email me if you have any info or experiences to share. I feel all alone in this. rschietz@comcast.net

I have had my share of confrontations with medical disparities and I have stared death right in the eye, and walked away. I am not bitter though. I still revel in the technology that grows each year. In the last few years, I have learned some simple rules or statements that really have brevity and depth. There is no way that a person can remain completely the same following a stroke. But there are certain things that one can follow that might help. A person always has to look at the bright or different side of things. Keep a positive attitude at all times. Try your best not to complain. No one wants to constantly hear how things have mistreated you or how unfair life is. Plus it really will do little good. For you own sanity, try not to complain about everything. One thing you might realize very quickly, most people will not understand what has happened or how it will affect you .You can pretty well count on this and realize people are just ignorant about strokes. It is getting better, but an air of ignorance still prevails about stroke. You can expect indifference and avoidance when you deal with other people. Try to be polite and courteous and show them that the real you is still alive and well. There will be times of utter frustration, but do not be ashamed if you have to ask for help. At times when you really need it, learn how to ask for and accept help. It helps if you can have a funny side and can kind of poke fun at yourself. Others will quickly become eased by your attitude. Don’t act silly or stupid, but you can have a sense of humor about most things. Any chance you get, you need to share what you have learned with those going through the same. Let them know that there is hope and that they are not alone in their fight. Tell them how grateful you are that it was not worse and that they must help you fight with every ounce of courage and stamina they have. The most important thing to remember is, a that a stroke is a medical event you have or live through. It is not who you are. Don’t let the stroke define you! I am optimistic about my future. This not the end…it is the beginning

Hi bob. my husband had a massive brainstem stroke on in may 2008. his was classified as a "BLEED" in the brainstem, the pons area of the brainstem. his stroke happened at work and was caused from high blood pressure. no tumors or anurisms were ever found from the CAT scans and MRI's. I do know his cerelbellum was affected, his eye sight is blurry and he sees double most of the time plus they are slightly crossed. his speech is the same as yours very different and monotone, but he can speak. the only thing is his jaw is locked up and even exercises for the mouth don't seem to help. he is on pureed food and thickened liquids. it's only been six months since his stroke but some time it feels like a lifetime and others feels like it wa yesterday. we have home that things will only get better. the one thing that the doctors from Millard Fillmore Stroke Center in Buffalo,NY said is that they can't explain why My husband is doing what he is able to do. they gave him a 5% chance to even live. His blood pressure was 340/120 when he got to the hospital and he was 40 when it happened. he's now 41. if you like to e-mail my addy is coldfreak71@yahoo.com thank you for your story. Cindy

Cindy, I hope your husband continues to stupefy the doctors. There is a master Physician that can make anything better. He sure did it for me, and it sounds like you husband had a bit of help too. It may take time, but things do happen,...even years after the stroke. Good luck in all your activities. God Bless!

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