James' Story: Recovery from Left Side Paralysis After Stroke

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4 жыл бұрын

See how James is doing after a stroke left him with complete left-side paralysis. Check out the FitMi device he mentions here: flnt.rehab/33RC3kM

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@stanleyhouston8336 3 жыл бұрын

Alot of stroke survivors will recover if they could afford home equipment or physical. Im poor.. Alot of are poor . Help us.

@mysteryandmeaning297 Жыл бұрын

Repetition is everything after a stroke. So with the hand that is not paralyzed you want to rub the paralyzed arm and hand to stimulate. Opening and closing the hand 1000 reps each day . Moving finger tips and toes 1000 times. Repetition is the key not some device expensive. If you just lay there only do 10 times daily exercises that not going do much. Need stimulate pathways in brain by high number of reps

@nancygarza1327

You are so Inspiring and I want to Thank you for posting your video. I am still recovering from my Hemorrhagic Brain Bleed Stroke that I had on September 5, 2012. I was in a coma for 5 weeks and the Doctors told my family that I was going to die so my family said goodbye to me 3 times. I was bleeding internally in my Brain and body and the Doctors couldn't figure out why. I woke up suddenly 5 weeks later and was paralyzed from my left side, my eyes were bulging out and I couldn't move them or my head and I couldn't talk. I could understand everything that was being said about me. My head had been shaved and I had tubes coming out of my skull. I remember clearly when the Dr came in and told my family that they needed to realize that I would never Talk, Walk or be Normal again and that I would probably die within a year. I heard myself yell at him "You don't know me! You're Wrong!" I was put in a rehab for a month but I was frustrated because I felt that people were feeling sorry for me and my family would come visit and take pictures of me so I felt like I was in a sideshow of a circus. I fought the people who were trying to help me and I kept telling the Dr I wanted to go home as soon as I could talk which was within a week after I entered the rehab. I was stuck in a wheelchair and when I got home, my husband moved me out of our bedroom and put me in with my 11 yr old daughter. I remember sleeping alot and when I would wake up there was my husband giving me lots of pills so trusting him I took the pills and went back to sleep. I had worked since I was 16 and so at one point I wanted to be alert and be with my children and get back to my normal routine but my husband stopped me and would yell at me and tell me to die already. I was about to give up I wouldn't do anything anymore and just stayed in my daughter's room until one morning I heard a phone ringing and I slid out of bed and onto my wheelchair like my therapist had taught me and I went into the master bedroom and I picked up the phone laying on the bed. I touched the screen and a picture of my husband hugging a woman and smiling appeared on the screen. I was devastated I was married for 23 yrs and I was 42 yrs old and had 4 children with my husband. He came behind me and snatched the phone out of my hand and yelled all kinds of bad words at me and pushed me out of the bedroom and slammed the door. 3 months later I was in the living room and my children were all in school and my husband came out of his room and again told me that I disgusted him that I needed to just die. He walked up to me and yelled at me to look at him but I couldn't move my head up or move my eyes so he put his right hand above my lap and told me to Look at his fingers and as I did my best to look at his hand I had tears welling in my eyes and couldn't see clearly. He said: "On the day of your stroke to me you died on that day and I started looking for your replacement and I have 5 women lined up and deciding who to replace you with". Anger came up inside of me and I with my head stuck downward and sitting in my wheelchair told him "Thank you sam" and he said for what? I said "Thank you because now I am going to fight! Because of your stupidity I will fight for my life now. I was giving up and if you had waited a couple of weeks I would be gone but now I will Not give up and you will never see a penny of my Life Insurance money (I had a $500k Life Ins Policy). I will show you that I am still me and that I am Normal. I understand everything you say and are doing and one day you will regret what you said to me. He secretly divorced me in 2015 after 26 yrs of marriage and took my kids from me and left me on the street homeless and penniless. I spent that year staying with different friends and he moved to New Mexico with my children and married hid Mistress #1. I have worked hard and still working hard on my recovery. Been on my own since November 2015 and in Oct. 2016 I started to force myself to walk using a crutch exercising everyday and fallen many many times. Oct 12, 2022, I got my Driver's license and the next day I started working as a Substitute Teacher and was awarded 2022-2023 SUBSTITUTE TEACHER OF THE YEAR. I still do my own physical and occupational Therapy twice a day and I have been getting different Therapy treatments since 2013. I'm a fighter and I will continue to fight until I reach my goal. My Faith in my Loving Father and Creator has grown more stronger and I give Thanks to him and his son my Lord Jesus Christ for keeping me going. I live alone and I get sad when I think of the past. Seeing you gave me so much encouragement and my sadness left me. You are a strong man and I am Inspired by your will to not give up. Keep going my friend. You will accomplish your goal too with God's help. Pray constantly and he listens to us and helps us to. That's 100% True. I'm proof of that. I went to College in 2016 and I finished top of my Class and I am also writing a Book about my Journey. If you want to contact me by my email I would be happy to hear from you. My name is Nancy Garza and you can find me on Facebook Thank you for sharing your story. May God Bless you Always!🙏

@ShikiBlackwing 2 жыл бұрын

I had a stroke last November and this video help me understand that I’ll be able to walk and move my hand again thank you

@REI-20244 3 жыл бұрын

My dad had a stroke on the left side of his head. This happened two days ago. I came here to learn more and better help me dad. Thank you for this video.

@stevendavis7986 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for advice inmy self am 17 month post stroke I just started walking on my own last month I still am very very unsteady my left arm mostly useless

@pharmclare 2 жыл бұрын

Staying motivated, working hard and repetition were the things I learnt. Thanks for sharing 👍

@parthipanb5538 Жыл бұрын

The finger movements are the real challenge. Wearing a button pouring. Water from bottles to a cup, cutting vegetables, sewing a button etc . Physiotherapy does not help patients in performing the above listed activities 🙁

@garywalling4341 2 жыл бұрын

Not getting many answers here or anywhere else, stroke 1 year ago, left side paralysis, in constant pain, frustration, fatigue, c'mon medical fraternity. Can't fix neurulogical disorders with physiotherapy sorry. Closing the gate after the horse has bolted now for me I feel. My grandfather had a stroke when he was 82, forty five years ago he got more help then, than I've had so far. 2021 (twenty first century) still no medical progress? More and more (younger and younger) stroke victims now from what I can gather. They can send irrelevant costly probes to Mars but can't help us.

@alani_tv665 3 жыл бұрын

How long took you are recovery left side

@diegoayala11 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your story, James ~ my wife just had a stroke This past Jan 18 on right hemisphere ~ paralyze her left side ~~~ Learning from survivors and their families... Tammy is an artist and jewelry maker, and my partner for 46 years. In the process of helping her recover as much as may be possible so advice from those that have experience going through such an experience know best. Hope your recover has continue ~ cheers from my side.

@ricksworld1994 3 жыл бұрын

I had a stroke 6 years ago and left me paralyzed on my left side. I live away from my wife and kids in a nursing home and I’m 40 years old Pls. pray for me because I’m planning to go home next year hopefully!

@valrochat2126

My husband had a stroke 8months ago. Very serious. Through prayer s

@jackiemoody9056 3 жыл бұрын

My partner had a steoke 1week ago...

@grahamfleming8139 Жыл бұрын

Well done Jim, keep up good work,I had two little strokes down right side, had difficulty in speaking and swallowing food,right hand and leg was gammy, handwriting bad,