After my mother had a stroke, I don't know how to comfort her. She is constantly stressed about the future and worried about what would happen if she passed. Is there anything I can say or do to help get her mind off this?
Best advice is listen to your doctoor and keep taking the medicine he has prescribed , been 7 years since y stroke and the tablets he prescribed is keeping me going , so listen to your doctor . They know what is best for you .
Hi Fatma,
A really relevant question. All I can offer not knowing the whole circumstances is to let your mum know you really hear what she is communicating to you.
What sorts of things comfort your mum, what comforted her before her stroke?
As a long term survivor and someone who's written lots of poetry on what it was like to live in silence with all my injuries and stressors after my stroke I looked back at how breathing was something I no longer just did automatically - I wrote this poem. I don't know if your mum likes poetry but connecting with breathing helped to ground and process life, I am still mindful about everything in my life.
AND THEN I REMEMBERED TO BREATHE
Crushing
A weighted blanket of pain
Returning to nothingness
Space
No connection, adrift.
Lungs holding life
And then I remembered to breathe
Moments, creating memories
Climbing to see beyond the present
Just a peek over the edge, holding on
Forwards, backwards, around, through
Time seizes
Breathless
Possibilities, creep beyond
Bringing just a little colour
Enough to connect
Repairing, removing
Inhaling, exhaling
Breath.
All the best
Nina