My best friend had a massive hemorrhagic stroke a week ago today
My friend Maria, 59, had a massive hemorrhagic stroke. It was a 120 ml bleed around her basal ganglia (left side), and she wasn’t conscious when she arrived at the hospital. She’s been unconscious this week, but she has tapped her left foot to music, looked at her husband when she heard his voice, tightened her fist on command (all left side movement). She had brain surgery the night that she was admitted to the hospital and has been in ICU. I’m just trying to figure out what her long-term prognosis may be. She was the sole breadwinner of the family as her husband has been struggling with chronic pain for the last decade. He’s really struggling to support their current situation, and I’m trying to help as much as I can. Can anyone with experience with this type of stroke weigh in on what may happen? I realize that nothing is predictable and everyone is different, but just trying to get a sense of the long-term implications. Could she be independent at some point or is she likely to be needing 24/7 round-the-clock care? Is there any chance of a full recovery? Any chance that I’ll get my dear friend back to some degree? This is really scary.