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- excellent coverage but i'd love to see additional programs cover hemorrhagic bleeds which account for 20 percent of all strokes
i also think coverage of the advances in physical therapy for stroke recovery would benefit the millions living with post stroke disabilities.and help doctors and survivors alike to realize there can be functional life after this trauma. - Reply to this comment
- As a four year stroke survivior I am absolutely amazed lack of knowledge in both many medical professionals & the general public when it comes to the of stroke/ or stroke recovery! Speaking from experience it's hard enough for a stroke victim to cope with the situation at hand, but even more difficult when your loved ones can't seem to find right support to make sure the stroke victim continues onto a progressive path of recovery through therapy. There's so much more we all need to learn about strokes and stroke recovery. I certainly hope that people like those at CBS can open many minds in educating all that are willing to listen-- about strokes. We found out about strokes the hard way--by personally experiencing one. Thanks to making the public more aware through insight like yours, it won't come down to that. Hats off to Katie and CBS for tackling this subject of STROKE!
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- As a caregiver for my stroke survivor father...there is NOT enough research, resources for those whose lives are forever changed by a stroke. No one stops to think..when the person has their stroke...their family and friends are affected, too. My father had a massive stroke and was in surgery within 3 hours having a craniotomy. He laid in a coma for 8 days and in an Intensive Care Unit for 30 days. From there he went into a regular room for 3 months, followed by a 45 stay in a rehab nursing home. Medical personnel told us to place him in a nursing home. In their opinion, he would not be able to do anything. His family was determined to take him home. He did very well and made progress that could be considered a miracle. For 3 years, my Mother was his caregiver with my daily assistance. Sadly, my Mother passed away...mainly due to the stress of caregiving. I arranged for my Father to move into my home and was able to keep him with me until his behavior became violent and aggressive. All due the damage of the brain caused by the stroke. He now resided in a nursing home and continues to have bad behaviors and is very difficult at times.There are limited resources for those with disabilites caused by a stroke. And...if you are elderly, it creates another set of issues. Whatever it takes whether it be....news ...celebrities..critics...the "stroke world" needs the attention is deserves. As a leading cause of disabilites and death...it should be a top priority.
sincerely, Vickie Warner - Reply to this comment
- As the husband of a stroke survivor, I continue to be amazed at how little support there is out there for stroke survivors. On August 25th,2004 Holly was camping and hiking with a church group, I was doing disaster recovery for a fortune 500 firm, a day later, we were both in a hospital in Westchester NY, and she did not know my name. Our home on LI is gone, my job is gone, soon the COBRA insurance will end, and we will have to figure out how to pay for a new insurance policy.
The word the insurance industry uses to limit their responsibility to those whose lives have been blasted by stroke, is Plateau. Whenever the PT,OT,ST rehab specialist does not see significant progress, the plateau word gets used, and rehab benefits stop.
In my wile's case, she was left handed, that arm and hand no longer work. The left part of each eye was mostly lost, though much of that has returned. Speech was severely disrupted, and very slowly returns. Her left leg is in a articulated brace, and she uses a cane. memory is a problem, and I now run the finances.
Many stroke survivors loose spouses, family, friends, not so with us, but true for many others, if death is the worse case scenario, this is the next worse. - Reply to this comment
- thank you for your informative news story on stroke interventions. i'll be sure to tune in to watch the second installment.
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- Stroke is a completely underserved area. Thank you for this-- Glad you are talking about it. If Katie can do for stroke what she did for Colon cancer awareness we might start to understand that Stroke happens at all ages even though many people think it is a disease of the old. Stroke is the leading cause of disability and the # 3 cause of death behind all types of cancer and heart disease!
There are other things beyond tPA
Did you know that Reneuron has applied for FDA approval to do stem cell transplants?
There is much to be done in stroke-- you didn't mention the Merci Retriever, there are lots of good things happening in stroke recovery-- constraint therapy -- Taub ua UAB but there is Also Dr. Prochaska and Dr. Stein at the University of Alberta-- WalkAide and Glove for hand recovery, Dr. Milos Popovic is doing fabulous work at the University of Toronto.
There are good things going on in Aphasia as well-- but there is very little funding for rehabilitation research. In Canada the Heart and Stroke Foundation spends about 2.2% of its budget on stroke rehab research-- and of that budget much is spent on reviews --not new research.
Sincererly Sharon Anderson
Stroke Survivors Association of Ottawa
www.strokesurvivors.ca
www.strokeconference.ca - Reply to this comment
- TPA can be Deadly! If a patient has a head injury, say for example from a fall when they have a stroke or heart attack, the drug can be given only after a CT scan has been performed on the head. Many times a patient falls at home during such an event and if TPA is given the clot in the brain will dissolve causing a bleed in the brain. Other clots in the brain causing the stroke or clot in heart from cardiac arrest dissolves however the patient is sure to die if there is a head injury. The injury may be as small as a bump on the back of the head with no visable sign of bleeding.
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