My wife suffered a ruptured aneurysm on Jan 22 of this year. She spent 4 weeks in ICU, had 3 vasospasms, and stroke on the left side causing paralysis on her right side. She has come a long way from not being able to read, write, speak, eat, walk or talk. Her progress so far is nothing short of miraculous. Her right leg is back to nearly 100%. Her right arm is doing better but her right hand and fingers, while starting to move, are far from functional. Her reading and writing skills are improving but very slowly. As far as she has come, she still has far to go.

Has anyone recovered from similar challenges? She is very worried that she might not continue to improve. Has anyone recovered the functionality of their right arm and hand? Does the reading and writing come back? Is the anxiety normal?

HI. Sounds like your wife is doing awesome! My mom also suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm in August this year. After her operation, she rebled and had shunts put in her head. She had 9 coils inserted to stop the bleeding. She was in SICU for 4 weeks and Neuro floor for a week and was then transfered to a closer hospital to their home where she was on the rehab wing for almost 3 weeks. Now she is at home with my dad and continues to go to outpatient therapy 5 times a week. Physically she can walk, talk, write, read, feed herself and everything... her only problem is her memory. She thinks things happend that really didn't or she rambles on about stories that never happend. She's very adament that these things she talks about really happend. My dad corrects her and tells her what is really going on, but it aggitates her. Sometimes, she gets sad and says she knows she's confused and hopes it gets better and sometiems she refuses to beleive she's wrong. She can't really retain any new information. She forgets things minutes after you tell them to her or distorts what you did tell her when she repeats it back. Yet, she can remember exactly things that happend 5 ten or 20 years ago. I hope this gets better. We've almost noticed the more she physically gets better, the more she gets confused. DId your wife have memory loss or problems? If so, are they getting better with time? I just want to help her in any way I can, but I live 6 hours away from my parents. I'm looking for any knowledge, help or advise.

Hi, Thanks for the reply. My wife continues to make slow but steady progress. Sounds like you Mom has made miraculous progress too. In many cases, it takes time. These bleed patients continue to improve for years to come, but expecially in the first year to 18 months. Be patient and give her time. My wife's short term memory is not as bad as your mom's. There is a website called ***....there are many brain games there for her to use to practice. It might be a long term deficit and maybe not..only time will tell. Good luck!