I am the only child of my mother who had 2 brain aneurisms on June 4th. This has changed my life in the most profound ways, I can’t even describe! She is still here and in a rehab and recovering. It’s so very slow, but she is recovering. She has come back from certain death. She had the first at home, almost blew it off and then called 911. She got to the hospital and had the second during the CT scan. That is the one that knocke her down. It bled into the right frontal lobe and the surgeon had to remove a small part of that section. It has been 4 months and she is finally able to respond to questions by nodding yes and no and she can say fine when asked how she’s doing. She also said “I love you” back to me a couple of weeks ago. I thought I would never hear that again! She is also finally lifting her right arm and pointing with her finger. This is huge! I thought she would be paralyzed as well. The physical therapist says she’s trying really hard during sessions. She really wants to get well! Still not sure how much she will recover, but it is a true miracle and thank you to everyone who welcomed me and have me support and love!!!
My heart goes out to you. Its aweful to watch our loved ones struggle but it's also uplifting to see them do things we never thought we would see. Thank you sharing your story. Your mom has made great progress in a short amount of time, thats wonderful. Stay positive as much as you can, just remeber where she was and how far she has come. Recovery is a long process that will definitely feel like it's stalled at times, but it continues to get better. Best of luck to your mom and you as well. Don't forget to take care of yourself also.
Hi stacy, it must be so hard to go through this with her. In some ways, and especially in the early days, I do think it can be so much tougher on our loved ones, many of us don't remember a lot of what happens in hospital etc and we aren't the ones doing all the worrying. Recovery can take a long time so patience is so important, and bit by bit you will hopefully watch your mom improve.
Stacy, your mom is so fortunate she has your support. Wishing you both the very best.
I'm so sorry about your mother, but I do know people who have made remarkable recoveries - it just takes a long time. Do you have support for yourself? That is important to take care of yourself.
Hi everyone! Thank you so, so much for your honest and loving responses! I especially appreciate that you mention it seems a lot harder on the family because a lot of you don’t remember so much during the aneurism and your recoveries. I know my mom forgets from one momment to the next. It is so hard to watch her suffer, so I am hoping she doesn’t remember most of the difficult parts! She isn’t in pain and she is able to tell us if she is or she isn’t. That is a major relief as well! I have been moving her belongings and furniture (a lot) to a storage for the last month and I also have a 3 year old, a husband, a house of my own and a full time job, so I have been beyond overwhelmed! I did manage to lay in bed for 3 hours yesterday and do nothing for the first time in 4 months, probably more? So this is my new normal and I am once again learning how to balance. My husband and his family have been amazing and I have a lot of support 
I am learning how to take care of my self all over again as well! I wish all of you survivors progress and love!!! Hope to check in soon and thank to again!!!
Love, Stacy
Stacy...prayers for your mother's continued recovery..
Thank you so much for the link to the support group! I have little time, so it will probably be a good forum for me. Everone on this site has been so amazing and I’m not even a survivor. I really am grateful. I have been checked btw, and I am clear of brain aneurisms. Now off to all of my other check ups. It’s all in Gods hands anyway…my mom certainly knows that
Love the “Mum”…endearment!
Best wishes to you!!
Stacy