HereHoldMyBeer

My wife had a major stroke about 5 years ago and I see this with her too. People want to take her left arm that doesn't work and help her, but with a paralyzed arm, lifting it can cause extreme pain if they do it wrong, plus it isn't helping because if she started to fall, by holding that arm, all they are going to accomplish is pulling that shoulder joint out of socket.

Now holding a door open for her is outstanding, but it is so hard for her to be as independent as she can be, and yet not offend good people just trying to help.

How hard was it getting used to other people having to do all of your.. personal hygiene?

My wife lost use of one of her arms after a stroke and it was hard for her to aclimate.

Well, I don't think that would have helped at all.

This isn't directly regarding ebola, but as a neurosurgeon perhaps you can answer me. My wife had a hemorrhagic stroke 5 years ago. Does the part of the brain that was damaged and still doesn't work, go away and her brain look like swiss cheese, or is the part that doesn't work still there and just non-functional? She has zero use of her left arm, short term memory is very bad but speech is ok but softer and her left leg is weaker but she can still climb stairs.

Thank you for your answer.

That isn't that excessive when it come to legal fees. There are any number of times when you lose and get bupkiss, so it evens out. Plus it costs a shit ton of money to get a law degree, I don't worry too much about some buy that works and earns $400-600k a year.