Stroke: Have You Had Yours Yet?
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Waking up to what some would say was an induced comma to find your body completely paralyzed except for your tongue which felt like it was three times the size of a Beavers tail and twice as woody, a dull ache which engulfed everything from the neck up plus eye lids that seemed positioned at half mast and a mind going a mile a minute. Now the left side paralysis was understood but what about the right side? Was it being sympathetic to the left side or was it shear fright that caused the motionless state. Would time tell?
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On December 3, 2000, as John Lipsett battled the symptoms of a severe bladder infection, he suddenly fell toward his bathtub and, with a glancing blow, crashed to the floor. In Stroke: Have You Had Yours Yet? Lipsett shares moment-to-moment details of his life before, during, and after a severe stroke that nearly took his life.
Dealt with a blow that turned his world upside down, Lipsett relays how his speech became slurred and the left side of his body became paralyzed as he lay comatose in the Intensive Care Unit of a Canadian hospital for seven agonizing days. As Lipsett slowly awakened from his coma, he details how he learned to deal with the paralysis, swelling, liquid diet, and the inability to communicate with those around him. While Lipsett learns to eat solid food and regains his mobility to walk and drive, he offers an in-depth look into the emotional highs and lows, challenges, and successes that paved his journey back to good health.
As Lipsett celebrates the tenth anniversary of his stroke, he shares a compelling story with the world that will surely provide encouragement to other stroke survivors that they are never alone.
About the Author
John Lipsett grew up on a farm and later joined the Air Force where his tours of duty took him around the world. He was married until his wife, Margaret, succumbed to cancer in 2009. He currently resides in Ottawa, Ontario, where he enjoys spending time with his family.