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I’m Cleo, 26 years old, married and from the Philippines. I had a hemorrhagic stroke last year March 6, 2018 at 25years old. I was doing some stuff at my business and  some household chores when suddenly I felt something burst within my head, followed by sudden weakness and numbness at my right side of my body and dizziness. I went inside the house thinking maybe I should take some rest. Being a nurse, I really felt that something is wrong so I told my cousin to bring me to the nearest

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2019

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I am fortunate to be a part of a life group at church who has been together for over five years. They knew me pre-stroke and are some of my closest friends. This past Monday evening during group, I became extremely frustrated. I was unable to remember my thoughts long enough for others to finish sharing and give me an opportunity to speak. This is not unusual post stroke, but it was worse this time because I had things I desperately wanted to say. By the time others were done speaking, not only

March

2019

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It's crazy how there are dates you never forget. The day you were married, the day your children are born, the day you bought a house or got a dream job and the day you could have died. This was THAT day. May 16, 2016. I had a headache, no... I had a migraine for 4 days. I just took Excederin and kept on doing life. I had just started a job a couple months before and I couldn't call off. I have fibromyalgia and pain is life so I just kept going. I'd be fine, I usually always am. This day

March

2019

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Suffering a stroke is a traumatic experience for both patients and their families. This experience becomes even more difficult if the person affected by a stroke has never had any health issues. Although everybody reacts differently to this condition, there are some helpful that can be applied to most patients. In my work with people who survived a stroke, I’ve come to some revealing conclusions. So, here are five basic strategies for successful post-stroke recovery. 1)Mind the symptoms

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2019

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Friday, May 29, 2015 started off for me like any other day of the week.  My alarm went off, I grabbed my phone, my glasses, and I went to start getting ready.  Once in the bathroom, I realized that my entire right arm was without any feeling to it and that I had a bit of a headache.  I immediately thought I had woken up with a migraine, and that it was already so intense that it caused my arm to go numb (this is a pretty common side-effect for me with my migraines).  After a few moments of

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2019