Family advice

I think, in some ways, trusting yourself, because I always knew that. That you were that you were still there. Even when you were in a coma, I knew that you could hear us. And I just knew that you were still there. Even some of the darkest days when they told us some awful things. I knew that you were still inside there. And we’ve been lucky in such that mentally, it didn’t, the stroke never affected you at all. And we didn’t actually know you’d had a stroke for over a year.

I mean, when we were in hospital and dealing with pneumonias, and things like that they didn’t, they didn’t know you’d had a stroke then. So your case was very unique. It wasn’t a case of somebody who had appendicitis and this is what you go through.

Everything was new, there was no textbook written and how you would respond or what would happen. And I think one of the earliest consultants did say to us, after a couple of days, this could take six to 18 months. And that was a big shock. And he was actually right. But you know, they didn’t know. So you just got to trust in yourself in what you believe and hold on to that. Even through the darkest, most awful days. You just got to hold on to the fact that you know, I knew you’re still there. I knew you were still inside.