Hi Melinda! Thanks for reaching out! I am happy to help you and send a long a bunch of useful links!

For her problem with speaking, see this article: https://www.flintrehab.com/2017/stroke-affecting-speech-aphasia/

To learn about paralysis treatment, see this article: https://www.flintrehab.com/2016/stroke-paralysis-recovery/

For driving: https://www.flintrehab.com/2016/driving-after-stroke/

For essential information about healing the brain after stroke: https://www.flintrehab.com/2016/repetition-can-heal-brain-faster-stroke-recovery/

And lastly, here’s a great overall guide to recovery: https://www.flintrehab.com/2015/how-to-recover-from-stroke/

I hope all of this helps! If you can read the articles and give her summaries that would probably help her a lot. Best of luck to you both!

Also, you can join our stroke support group on Facebook to find even more support and answers: https://www.facebook.com/groups/flintstrokesupportgroup/

I hope to see you there!

I am completely the deep end now…. my best friend lost her fiancé 2 years ago, she was pregnant 4 weeks when he passed on his motorbike. December 2016, she had her second stroke (first on append at the age of 24 she is now 34) and now it seems like she hurt her brain quite badly. She takes a while to respond when asked a question, her left side was completely parallelised even in her face. Although she can walk now and bath herself she’s still a long way for home. She now wants to drive and I took her and she really impressed me although talking while driving takes her concentration away completely. I really want to help her but have no clue what extra i can do for her. If you could just give me guidelines as to what to do for her. She still smokes though and is very hard-headed about quitting.

Thank you,
Melinda:)