Stroke advice about my father?

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My father had a left-brain stroke on October 1st, it's left him paralysed on his right and unable to speak. He can drink, eat and swallow buthe can only say yes or no, and sometimes he mixes these up too. It's heartbreaking to see him trying to speak but just unable to get the words out. I can't imagine what he's going through.

Has anyone got anything positive for us to think about regarding this? Will he be unable to speak, full stop? Will he eventually get some form of words together? It will be so so cruel for him not to be able to speak, ever. Can't think about that, too unfair.

My mother and I are devastated by this, my father is 63, never smoked, ate properly, wasn't overweight at all. It's been 5 1/2 weeks and even though in appearance, he looks good, we're terrified about the speech not returning.

Can anyone give us a glimmer of hope????

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Hi there,
I wanna just say that my mother in law has had severe strokes. She is 65 years old. She couldn't talk for a while but now she is fine, her talking is getting better everyday, sure it takes time but stay positive. Keep talking to him and believe in him. It will be a tough time but you can help him by staying optimistic, there's hope for anybody, You just need to believe it. :-)

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