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I am new to this forum, and am a 24/7 caregiver to my mother (67 years young) that had a hemhorgic stroke in February of this year. I've heard so many different time frames for recover. I've heard up to 6 months up to 2 years.
Am I on the correct forum to ask question about my concern in her therpy and such.
Hi
The speed and extent of recovery will depend on many factors including the extent of brain damage, which parts of the brain are affected, what your mum's general health is like, what support she has, what treatment she receives, how motivated she is, whether the CVA has affected her ability to attend and understand and whether her perception e.g. sensation, orientation in space etc have been affected. Secondary problems such as muscle contractures, incontinence and pain to name but a few can also have an impact. It is impossible to put an accurate time frame on recovery because every stroke is unique for the above reasons. In my experience, the largest changes are seen in the first 3-4 months. Recovery gradually slows over the next year and can eventually become infuriatingly slow. There is a finite ability of the brain to make all the plastic changes required to completely restore normal movement. So, in all but the most minor CVAs, does life return completely to normal. On an optimistic note, I regularly work with patients 2-3 years post CVA who are still changing and provided the patient is persuing normal movement it can be expected they will continue to improve albeit slowly. Hope this helps and sorry I can't say it will be OK in so many months.