Surviving a Severe Stroke | Mike's Story

Mike was always an avid runner. Last year, he collapsed while running on his treadmill. His wife found him and had him rushed to Virtua in South Jersey, where he was diagnosed with a very severe type of stroke. Because his case was so complex, he was airlifted to Penn Medicine, where he was treated by a Penn stroke specialists.

Mike recovered and was almost fully back to normal just six days later. Mike credits the joint efforts of Virtua and Penn for saving his brain and his life.

[jackweber]

My grandad had a stroke last year, he was out in public, luckily after about 15 minutes a passer by saw what had happened and called him an ambulance, because of covid it didnt arrive for an hour and a half and then when he went i thought id never see him again, fas forward a week and he was back home and starting to talk, fast forward to today and hes basically back to normal exept for a bad memory, my grandads a badass

[mojojeinxs]

Surviving a stroke when your younger is easier to recover. Someone in their 80's who hasn't move much in years is likely to go into a nursing. It is cruel to bring a person back to just exist in a diaper with nothing to do but stare and suffer.

[hunterhuie]

I am 20, I was 19 when I had 2 strokes a week apart. I was standing there both times and I had numbness in my legs, wanted to scream but my face was numb, I collapsed into my friends drenched in sweat unable to talk but needing to scream for help. I couldn’t stand up or move my face or arms, they dragged me into the house and that’s all I remember besides them trying to ask me what happened and for hours I would just cry freaking out terrified of what happened. I was trying to enlist in the Air Force so I didn’t want to see a dr. Now a year later I realize how badly it could affect me by now over a year without any medical attention for it whatsoever I’m so scared to see a dr

[strokesurvivor]

I survived A stroke 2years ago. I used to be half paralyze. but now I can move my arms and legs. thank God I can walk again. Follow my page I put all things that I do to help me recover. maybe it can help us survivors.

[btrswt]

I've known two people who had strokes that are close to me. My mom lost the majority of the use of her left leg, memory, and behavioral issues.

My brother seems perfectly ok on the "surface" of things but has major issues with his short term memory along with some other subtle things.

Just because he seems ok here, it's likely he has some sort of injury from the stroke that just isn't showing.

[ruthlanwarne]

I ha a major stroke 4 years ago and with the prompt treatment I received at Sir John Radcliffe hospital( a thrombectomy) where they drew out the blood clot from my brain, I have made a fantastic recovery. I had 6 weeks support at home and I walked after 2-3 days in hospital with a stick. My left arm and hand took a while to start working properly and now I can dressmake again and do my ballet classes. This treatment is not available at many hospitals unfortunately. All the images of the brain show the extent of a major stroke. I couldn’t believe it either but that doesn’t mean it’s not true.

[rafj]

what did the hospital did to make him walk and run right away without theraphy. most of us who had stroke suffer some kind of weekness or paralysis that needs theraphy. i am just amazed.. Maybe its not a severe stroke or maybe my doctor and other doctors are doing it wrong when faced with a stroke patient.

Please give more details on the stroke and the procedure done to him.So that we can understand how they did it right. and give hope to the future stroke patients to have the same success he had.

[UKDazarusUK]

I've had my stroke over a year now and still can't walk properly or lift my arm fully and have barley any feeling on the right side. He don't look like he's had a server stroke to me.

[Cabsmell]

my dad just had a bilateral stroke 4 days ago and I'm scared to death... The doctors want to put him on a feeding tube... This is an actual nightmare...

[arjaymatino]

I dont think it's severe. My very kind father have a stroke 4yrs ago. And 'til now he hasnt recover. He has a problem talking, cant feel and move the right side of his body. But still very kind. He is my angel and inspiration that I kept working and as a bread winner of our family. He sometimes pity me for I am working hard through all this years despite my young age. But that doesnt shake me. I don't know why i dont feel bad for myself. I just love them that I don't mind myself.

I wish for every stroke patient in this world to be cured right away. I cant stand seeing them struggling.

[glendawood]

At least you could crawl I fell and don’t remember anything else I woke up in intensive care for 3 days I am really blessed to be alive they said I even had the shot to break up my clots I had 2 one in my neck and one on my brain now I take plavex all the time to keep me from having stroke I am very thankful

[zakaulla]

How many years can a right stroke patient can live.

[cathyaudu]

It’s been 4 yrs, can my friend regain speech

[deeb.]

All the comments saying this is not a severe stroke because he looks fine speaking and moving... that's incorrect. He had a huge clot that was bad enough to cause immediate symptoms, but his brain was saved from extensive damage because of immediate and drastic medical care. He had surgery to take the clot out within a few hours of the clot forming, that's how his brain survived

[mshukdinas]

Mike I just saw this sorry to hear about it this much later after spending a wonderful Saturday afternoon in late September with Chris Olson atAldo Lamberti I drove home to Maine and suffered my own massive strokestroke in late September I have been rehabbin 0:38 since I just getting now walking walking with a cane well hope you have recovered to the level of your hoped expectationsI’m not sure if I will make mine happy new year air products Mike

[Sangas]

He doesn't seem like he had a stroke.

[paulgoss]

i look for help, a stroke victim, no money.

[theothertroll]

Sounds like eating processed food was his way to unwind 😱

[JohnRambo-July-th]

No hope for my dad... A stroke caused by brain cancer. Plus, lung and pancreas cancer.

One month later, he is having bad delusions and talking and yelling all night, keeping my mom awake.

[RisingSiren]

My brother is a severe stroke survivor. Was hospitalized for 6 months. he cant move the right side of his body and lost most of his speech/communication skills. I'm not sure if mike is considered a severe stroke survivor...