Blaine's [Stroke Recovery], What are some early signs of a Stroke?

Being a Stroke Survivor, I felt the need to create this blog to share my personal story and temporary disability. I am moving forward in my stroke recovery by first giving thanks to God almighty for saving my life and keeping me around to find my purpose here on earth as he could have taken me away and ended my life, he decided not to! People are always asking me, what are the signs of a stroke? For me, it started with having short dizziness when I would rise from bed in the morning and then again when I would lay down to go to sleep at night. I had zero dizziness throughout the day while working.

This went on for 3 days straight, and on the 4th day, I had no signs nor symptoms all day. It was until day 5 when the morning dizziness reappeared, and BTW, each time I would get dizzy, it would only be for about 5 seconds; I would be remiss if I didn't say that. So, on day 5, late at night, around 11:30, I was sitting on my couch watching television and decided to stand up when I noticed my left leg felt like it was nailed to the floor. Again, only for about 5 seconds.

I went outside for some fresh air and felt better. I decided it was time to go to bed, so I labored a little as my left leg felt a little weak but made it upstairs; I sat on my bed and decided that if I still felt like this in the morning, I'd call 911. While trying to sleep that night, I felt like my body's left side of my body was heavier than usual but not understanding what was happening, I labored through it, thinking I'll sleep it off. Boy, was I wrong? When I woke up the next morning, I noticed I was slurring my speech; then, I felt like maybe I was having a stroke, and so I git myself together and called 911.

When the ambulance arrived, they checked my vitals and asked me how long I had been feeling this way. I repeated the story I just said, and right away figured it was probably having a stroke and needed to go to the hospital straight away.  While in the ambulance, I found out that if I had called the night before, I could have had a special shot called a TIA { I think?] but now was too late because it needed to be done within the first hours to be effective. So, I was admitted to Norwalk Hospital for about a week. While in the hospital, I had another stroke, which left me partially paralyzed on my left side but fortunately able to talk and be totally coherent and cognizant of my surroundings. 

I was transferred to Danbury Rehabilitation for about a month of rigorous physical and occupational therapy. This was just a taste of what was to come as I now am being put to the test mind-body and soul stroke recovery process. Believe me, it is a long hard road, but with God's grace, mercy, my strong faith, awesome doctors and caretakers, and the best support system of friends and family I could ask for, I plan to make a full recovery. I want to say a huge Thank You All! 

Thanks for your diligence in caring for me, thanks for your prayers, thanks for your kind words and generous donations to me during this ruff time. I'm truly blessed to be here! 

Click the link below to watch my rehab videos or to make a donation to My Stroke Fund.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/have-you-heard-the-good-news-about-blaine&rcid=r01-156347834212-736fa66a1c2b4103&pc=ot_co_campmgmt_w

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