Glenda,
Firstly may I wish you a speedy recovery.
My Mother-in-law suffered a stroke late one evening but didn't receive any medical attention until the next morning (she didn't want to bother us that late at night). Hence that golden hour to really and quickly address the condition was lost.
She all but lost her speech as well as the use of one arm and had great difficulty walking but as Marion rightly points out, she worked hard at the physiotherapy and within a matter of weeks could climb the stairs, had regained 70% of the use in her arm. The family joke was however that we were all so disappointed that she got her speech back ( that woman can talk for England, never shuts up!). It was only a matter of weeks before she was back home living independently at the age of 80.
So, work hard at the physio, do what the medical profressional tell you to do and things will get better.
