STROKE SURVIVOR’S STORY
Marian’s Story (written by her daughter)
In December 2010, our mother, Marian, suffered from a Lung embolism, which soon resulted in an ischemic stroke on the right side of the brain.
She was in serious condition for two days, in the ICU unit at Baylor Hospital in Fort Worth. The stroke had left her incapable of moving the whole left side of her body.
At first we were very afraid of losing her; we lived from moment to moment, hoping for the best. After the first 48 hours, she started to show signs of improvement and she was transferred to another unit in the hospital. The fear of what her future would look like started to take over. Would she be able to live a fulfilling life? Would she be able to go home?
The staff started talking about Rehab. We visited a few different facilities and researched all options. We felt very positive after visiting Methodist Rehabilitation hospital, the commute from Fort Worth was far, but it seemed the best place for mom.
We were right. Mom started with intense physical, speech and occupational therapy the first day after arriving. We were amazed, she could put in so much effort, at the hospital she had been very sleepy and seemed too weak to do much more than sleep and eat a little. At Methodist she was encouraged to work hard, by very capable and caring professionals. They really made the difference. She changed from a "broken" woman, back into Mom, a very upbeat, active and friendly woman. She looked forward to going home, picking up her life with dad by her side. After 3 weeks, she got discharged. Dad got training on how to help her at home.
Mom will continue outpatient therapy in the next months at Methodist despite the drive.
I know for sure, that the encouragement and professionalism of the therapists and nursing staff, made it possible, for mom to get as far, so fast. I, as her daughter, felt very welcome and involved and want to thank everyone involved with mom's recovery.
Hilde (Marian’s daughter)
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