Alex works to understand his recovery
Hi All,
I shared a story though the Stroke Foundation blog today that young survivor Alex wrote that I wanted to share with you too.
He says "When people say I woke from a coma it sounds like waking from a restful afternoon nap, but the truth is being woken from the coma was more frightening than the stroke itself. I was at a stage of being in and out of consciousness and had an emergency doctor on top of me punching me in the sternum followed by the removal of my breathing tube.
I had glimpses of my family but I still had no idea what was happening to me. The muscles in my mouth and throat had been paralyzed, so for a long time I was feed through a tube in my nose. Once I was conscious enough to interpret a conversation I was told time and time again of what had happened to me and how my life will be different from now on. Read the full blog here.
Here is Alex's first blog: Hi I'm Alex and this is my story.
