December 9 – 12 days post stroke

Hi everyone it’s Andrew. I am recovering well. My right arm is affected but today I got some movement back in it. My speech is slightly affected but improving every day. The main thing I am dealing with is fatigue.

December 6 – 9 days post stroke

I was discharged from hospital today and thrilled to be home. We were both exhausted and had a nap prior to the early discharge service person showing up. The bed was moved downstairs over the weekend with the help of

Day 1. The Stroke

Not how I thought we’d spend our weekend. Andrew Stopps suffered a stroke on Saturday morning and was admitted into Hutt valley ED. Funny thing about a stroke, it doesn’t feel like anything, in fact there no pain or flashing