worried about my mom...

[wesm9787]

i know this has absolutely nothing to do with drums. but my mom's been in the hospital for 9 days now. she had a heart attack and a stroke and was unconscious for a week. she barely remembers me and doesn't recognize a lot of other people. they said it's part of her recovery from having the stroke but i'm still worried about her. anyone else ever been through anything like this with someone in you know? i'm trying to find out as much as i can about it. i really don't want anything to happen to her or for her to get worse. so if anyone knows anything that would help let me know.

[DrummingBen]

Damn that sucks man. Hope she gets better and the stroke wasn't too bad.

[(*The Noonward Race*)]

The proper place for this thread is general disussion please.

[TTTSNB]

^ No.

[(*The Noonward Race*)]

Okay then. Off topic posting, b&.

[ammo]

NoonWard Get a heart come on grow up. Its not a silly topic at all like other. A drummer in need, lets just be civil.

Did they say how bad the stroke was? A good chunk of people do make a good recovery from strokes as long as it wasnt deprived of oxygen for too long.

All the ebst, I really do hope she pulls through!

[the_pure_drummer]

Yeh man i hope it's not to bad and she makes a full recovery!

[pitchfork]

She'll be fine man my mates dad had something like that a while back and he's made a full recovery. He couldn't walk and he could barely speak at the time.
Hope your mum makes a full recovery and i'm sure she will :)

[Jezen]

Ouch man, I feel for you.

[LostRythym]

i dont know much about strokes but wish your mom a speedy recovery. and hope she gets well soon.

[zfzgg]

My dad recently had a stroke.

It was rough for a while there, but he's come through.

Then again, i barely talk to him anymore, so i wasn't even nearly as worried as i'd imagine you are right now.

Hope it all works out for the best:)

[SippyCup]

So sorry to hear about your Mom, you are in my prayers. My Grandpa had a huge stroke and was bleeding from ther brain about 8 months ago. It took a while but he is recovering, so hang in there and be very supportive and understanding for your Mom and your whole family.

[Corkofski]

**** man, that really sucks...

my teacher had a stroke when he was 19, couldnt remember his parents or anyone for ages, but hes fine now, hope she'll make a good recovery...

[oliv_da_skinmasher]

Unlucky man. She'll be fine tho bro.

[Retarded Chipple]

Damn, that really sucks. My heart goes out to you man. Hope everything turns out good :)

If you want to find out more about what she's going through, you could try researching it on the net? It might be quite a difficult task to face though...I know I wouldn't have liked to have done it.

[Retarded Chipple]

**** you with your insincere apologies. This guy is clearly going through a real hard time and all you care about is whether the thread is in the right location. No, its not technically in the right place. Everyone knows its not but people with a heart don't actually give a damn where it is cos we're trying to help the guy and give advice as best we can...even if it is only via an internet forum.

[TimJim]

o man i feal really bad man if i could help i would

[DrummingBen]

Jesus, grow a heart. It isn't hurting anyone so f off.

[TimJim]

who??

[billdrum]

Part of what we have (or are trying to have) here is a sense of community. That means we support each other, help each other, laugh & cry with each other. I know it sounds cheezy, but who cares. The occasional off topic thread is OK in my book if someone needs support, or just needs to express something such as this. Maybe wesm considers us friends in a way, and needs some kind words to help him feel better.

For the same reason, I don't object to the O-game thread. I don't partake in it, but it helps build a sense of community and friendship, and allows fellow drummers to share in another interest together. As long as the forum is not littered with such things, who cares?

Sorry for the cheesefest......


......and wesm, I'm really sorry about your mom. Hang in there and help your family any way you can. I hope she is able to recover soon.

[MeaninglessPhoto]

Good point bill.

That sucks dude. Im sorry to hear that.

[TimJim]

me too i agree 100%

[The Ska Man]

I'm sorry to hear what happened. I'll be praying for all you guys, and for her especially.

[Little Android Man]

Man, dude, im really sorry. i can't imagine what i would be like if that happened to me. stay strong, and stick with her, no matter what. hope it turns out alright.

[Tryxx]

Give her our best. I hope she recovers well, and be all over her when she does to do everything in her powers to prevent another one.

I support this thread in it's current location.

[Sammy_L_D]

My grandfather had a stroke about 18 years ago.

He had two more about a year ago, and subsequently passed on.

He was a great man who fought the effects for years.

With full confidence I'm sure your mother can pull through for many years to come as well.

I'll keep this in my prayers.

[Chipoltle]

Ditto to Billdrum.

Hate to hear it man. Lots of people bounce back from strokes. Hope all is okay. Be praying for you as well.

:(

[Mirror.Circuit]

I hope everything turns out ok for you,man.
If it helps any,all 3 people I know who had strokes have made full recoveries.

[Ethan.]

I love you and your mom.
Seriously I'm praying for you guys.

[The Door Mouse]

Best wishes to you. Good to see that you're not too young or anything.

[wesm9787]

well basically what happened with her was she was taking pain medication for her back, she's had a herniated disc for about 9 months now and her insurance company is putting her through every available option aside from the surgery she needs to get done to fix it. her allergies were bothering her one night and she took some benadryl because the medication said nothing about not mixing the two. but apparently you shouldn't because it caused her blood pressure to go up to the point that a blood vessel burst in her brain.

i've looked into this online on webmd.com and places like that but they're very vague about how well people recover and the hospital isn't telling us anything about how much damage was done or anything. right now she doesn't know much about where she is or what happened... i guess the best way to describe it is she seems like she's on some kind of heavy sedative all the time.

she recognizes me and my sister, and most of her family, her mom and dad and sisters and brothers, although sometimes she gets her sisters' names confused and sometimes she talks to her brother rick and calls him red or something like that. she remembers things that have happened in her life and she remembers my birthday and her birthday and some other people's birthday and stuff like that. so i think eventually she will be ok.

she's only been awake for 3 days but so far she's doing a lot better than the first day she was awake. her rehab is supposed to start soon so i'll keep you guys posted on how that goes. thanks to everyone who responded that took the time to say something.

[The Ska Man]

:thumb:

cool, dude. I'll bring this up with some friends of mine, we'll all pray for ya.

[MeaninglessPhoto]

Thats good man. Congrats. Tell your mom that the D&P wishes her the best.

[Retarded Chipple]

she recognizes me and my sister, and most of her family, her mom and dad and sisters and brothers, although sometimes she gets her sisters' names confused and sometimes she talks to her brother rick and calls him red or something like that. she remembers things that have happened in her life and she remembers my birthday and her birthday and some other people's birthday and stuff like that. so i think eventually she will be ok.

she's only been awake for 3 days but so far she's doing a lot better than the first day she was awake. her rehab is supposed to start soon so i'll keep you guys posted on how that goes. thanks to everyone who responded that took the time to say something.

In your first post you said she barely remembers you. Now, a day or two on, you say she recognises you. Thats a good sign of improvement me thinks.

Take note of how she is today then do the same in a day or two compare the difference. There'll probably be another significant difference (hopefully improvement) in her condition/memory or whatever. This means she's likely to be well on her way to recovery :)

[TravisBarkerrules]

My deepest sympothies go out to you and your family. You seem to have a great deal of care for your mother so she should make a full recovery. Docters know whats up and hopefully they will do all they can and she will be back on her feet and recovered in no time. Well, any post like this is welcome any where on there forums. I feel like this is the right place, many of the drummers around these parts have big hearts and certainly would lend a hand if they knew they could.

Once again, I hope for the best for your mother, you and your family.
Good Luck and Carrty on bro, its all gonna be good.

Keep us posted man.

[drummguy731]

Aw, that's tough luck there man. I hope everything turns out okay. As some people have already said, the doctors at least know whats up and they are doing their best I'm sure. Hope the recovery goes okay and just support her all you can.

[santi3hg]

Thats great to hear she is beginning therapy soon! Hopefully the recovery goes well and is swift. All my condolence's go out to you and your family man. Stay strong!

Just wondering, is her insurance going to cover that new therapies as well?

[TimJim]

glad 2 hear shes doin better

sorry bout the post b4 i deleted it not realizing it was legit

[wesm9787]

as far as i know her insurance is going to cover the cost of rehab therapy. my aunt knows someone whose daughter or sister or something works at my mom's insurance company and she told me everything's been taken care of. she seemed to be doing a lot better when i saw her today. my aunt called me from the hospital and said my mom wanted to talk to me so i talked to her for a little bit and then went to go see her.

she's a lot more aware of things and understands what people are saying more now. and she's already started to get her coordination back enough to where she can walk around if someone helps her. from what the doctors and everyone have been telling me she's incredibly lucky to be doing this well considering she's only been awake for 4 days now. so hopefully she won't be affected by this too much once she's done with rehab and everything. seems like things are looking good so far... or at least as good as they can right now.

[ytsedrummer]

So sorry to about this, dude. All of us here on MX is thinkin about you and the family. Hope she gets better soon. Chin up, man, she'll recover in no time.

[hey]

well i dont know what your religion might be, but ill pray for you bro. i lost a close family member in a car accident, but they werent as close as my mom is, so i cant imagine how thatd be. but hopfully the guys on here are right when saying shell pull through.i wish you all the best.

[British Beef]

hey man, hope she recovers
best wishes from the guitar forum :)

[TimJim]

The proper place for this thread is general disussion please.


ok cool it tryxx said it was ok

[DethChamber999]

Yea I think the off topic thread like this is good. Because if you spend 99% of your time posting here and you feel you have a connection, you do not want too to general discussion were you do not know who anyone is.



Yea, I hope she makes a full recovery and she will as long as family is there to help her through it.

[(*The Noonward Race*)]

Okay. I didn't say anything about the threadstarter's mom or insult her or disrespect his situation in anyway guys, um sorry?

[Inkstar]

Hey man, so sorry to hear that. I'll be praying your mum, you, and your family. I hope she pulls through.

My dad had a stroke about two years ago, but he's made just about a full recovery. Alot of stroke cases arn't really too severe at all, they just seem it at the time. Hopefully your mum makes a full recovery. :)

[rohbit]

The human body, regardless of its fragility is EXTREMELY resourceful. I say this because I think she'll be alright.

Oh, and my heart goes out to you as well man. If something like that happened to my mom, it would destroy me. Just thinking about it chokes me up.

[TimJim]

i been praying

[TravisBarkerrules]

Gald to hear your mom's insurance is all figured out and shes taking steps in the direction of recovery, much love and good luck.