"Robert Miles" > wrote in message
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> On 9/6/2011 5:18 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>> "W. > wrote in message
>> ...
> [snip]
>> I don't have a lot of experience with strokes. They say my MIL has had
>> two
>> that went undiagnosed. We don't know when she had them. She has trouble
>> with speech and motor coordination. Can not walk at all and can't
>> control
>> her arms and hands any more. At times her head shakes. But she does
>> have
>> additional medical problems such as a form of palsy. Her mind though
>> seems
>> to be tracking well most of the time.
>
> Then you may want to visit this website:
>
> http://www.strokeboard.net/index.php
>
> They have a section for stroke survivors and also one for stroke
> caregivers. I don't recall if they also have one for other
> relatives of stroke victims.
>
> I've had too much experience with strokes. My mother had several
> mini-strokes before she died, and I've had a stroke myself.
>
> There's a significant variety in the effects of strokes, depending
> on what part of the brain was affected.

I know that.