Originally Posted by W.M.DEEEZ

Without re-reading the piece, I seem to remember she had an aneurysm that hadn't burst yet. I guess that's why she got so lucky.

I'm thinking the 8 years was to regain total use of all faculties.


When mom had her stroke, it was (however devastating to me) fascinating to see just how the stroke affected certain aspects of her thinking.


She (her brain) totally discarded the entire concept of "left".

I met a man in her rehab facility who couldn't understand why (as he had his stroke while driving) he made a right hand turn,(errantly) onto a one way street. He just kept saying to me..."I know that street, and I can't believe I made a right turn."

That's because he too lost the concept of "Left".


Amazing.