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Dr Walt,
A very dear friend of mine who is male, age 46, Type 1 diabetic since age of 15, smoker, overweight, suffered a stroke two months ago. He has not lost the use of any limbs but his speech is affected in as much that his voice is now all on one level, if you know what I mean, that is no expression or emphasis - like a monolog. Also, his short term memory has suffered and being left handed now has to learn to write again.
Slowly he is improving. He has stopped smoking and has lost a lot of weight and now checks his blood sugar levels throughout the day, whereas before he didn't. He is being very positive and does not believe he will not drive again, work again. He has his own business and has been going into the office for short periods of time but finds it difficult to concentrate and things seem so complicated to him. When I spoke to him yesterday, his speech seemed to have improved a little but all his improvements seem to be very slow.
What I would like to know is, what are his chances of making a COMPLETE recovery. Will he every drive again and will his short term memory improve. He remembers everything from before the stroke and also lots after that, but what happened this morning he struggles with. I am taling immediate short term memory. As things get older he starts to remember them if you know what I mean. His consultant tells him to stay positive, practice and be patient. In your experience, do stroke victims ever completely recover. I have heard of this but wondered if it was true.
Many thanks.
Maz
In Reply to: Stroke posted by Maz on August 30, 2002 at 10:43:45:
I wonder how much more he would improve and more quickly if you introduced him to a wellness lifestyle and he started to implement it?
In Reply to: Stroke posted by Maz on August 30, 2002 at 10:43:45:
Hi, Maz.
Stroke victims frequently totally recover. However, your friend has at least 2 strikes against him. Type I diabetes is a terrible disease and the fact that he smoked all those years, without anyone telling him forcefully that he could not do that, really was suicidal.
Listen to Donna E. That really is his only option, along with his attitude and long term Physical Therapy.
Let us know what he decides and how he does. Stopping smoking, although too late to have avoided the stroke, is a good start.
Walt
In Reply to: Re: Stroke (Archive in smoking.) posted by Walt Stoll on August 31, 2002 at 08:48:07:
Thanks Walt,
I spoke to his wife throughout his stay in hospital and did suggest that maybe along with the diet he had to go on (low fat of all things!!!) he should consider vitamin/mineral supplements. She replied "He gets all that from his food." I have mentioned also that fat does not make you fat - it is carbohydrates that make you fat. I could tell she did not believe me because after all 'everyone knows that it is healthy to be on a low fat diet'.However, I do not want to be too forceful with her. At the end of the day I am just a close friend of his - I am not the one who feeds and looks after him. I can only hope that his doctors know a bit more than that - but I somehow doubt it.
Thanks.
Maz
In Reply to: Stroke posted by Maz on August 30, 2002 at 10:43:45:
Your friend is most certainly NOT getting 'all that from his food" or he wouldn't have had a stroke. It isn't possible to get everything we need on a daily basis from our food anymore, what with all the pollution and chemical engineering of our food that we've done. It's just a shell of what it used to be. Everyone needs to supplement; it's just a matter of what you're going to use. If your friend doesn't understand this, then he can look forward to more and more problems with his health.
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