UK Stroke Assembly - The Hidden Effects of Stroke

[@normanmacfarlane6724]

By jingo this is just perfect. I've had two strokes and everyone speaking in this podcast is just perfect.

[@normanmacfarlane6724]

I get so confused in crowds, shopping centres especially. I am unbelievably tired always plus the financial stress and loneliness It's been two years

[@stevegoodson9022]

I had some unusual changes caused by my stroke. Before the stroke I was very taciturn, and my friends and family complained that I barely spoke. I was unconscious for a month after the stroke, and due to the massive damage to my left parietal and temporal lobes I wasn't expected to regain any speech, if I could be roused at all. When I woke up I was immediately speaking perfectly, and found that I couldn't stop talking once I'd got started, even to strangers who I would previously have avoided speaking to at all. The only downside of this is that it adds to the impression that there's nothing wrong with me and I don't need any help. Four years after leaving hospital I've still not seen a neurologist, or had any kind of rehab, or treatment for any of the ongoing problems, despite begging various GPs for help.

[@michaelmallal9101]

I'm walking now without a stick.

[@faisalahmad3309]

Understand