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I have 2 questions:

1. I know strokes in different regions of the brain affect people differently, but in your case, were you aware of most of the things happening around you during/right after the stroke? Oftentimes others are so scared to find that their loved one can’t communicate with them and it’s unclear whether it’s because they can’t think and/or process information, or because they just can’t communicate back.

2. At this point in your life, do you feel that you have complete control over your thoughts and comprehension, and it’s just a matter of communicating them? Does typing allow you to communicate much more easily than speech?

Thank you!!

Wow, thank you so much! I have a close family member who has a stroke a few years ago. It was so hard to see him unable to communicate with us, and still is. I always thought even from the beginning that he was able to understand what we said, mainly based on facial expressions and laughing in response to jokes. But as he is still not able to communicate very well, I don’t know. While not being able to communicate thoughts into words is incredibly frustrating, for me my biggest fear was that he may have gone through months (maybe years) of confusion not understanding what others were saying. I really appreciate you taking the time to do this! I wish people shared these stories more often.