Surviving Stroke at a Young Age | Sam’s Story
Surviving Stroke at a Young Age | Sam’s Story
In March 2020, 28-year-old Sam suffered a large ischemic stroke. After quickly seeking help at a local hospital where physicians consulted with Johns Hopkins stroke neurologist Mona Bahouth, Sam received the crucial tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) and was flown to The Johns Hopkins Hospital for surgery to open the blocked blood vessel. Eighteen months later, Dr. Bahouth and Sam talk about her recovery, and how Sam continues to work toward overcoming her issues with language and right-sided movement. #IschemicStrock #JohnsHopkins https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/neuro…
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1.88 -> [MUSIC]
2.88 -> >> Nick and I used to walk
5.67 -> all the time but after I got stroke,
10.095 -> I couldn't walk for 10 minutes.
13.845 -> It's just confusing
and just so impossible
18.96 -> to really just say what I'm feeling.
28.73 -> >> What do you want?
30.3 -> >> No, you go.
32.48 -> >> It was a regular night.
36.135 -> Sam had had some symptoms like
38.36 -> the migraine stuff beforehand
but nothing alarming.
41.65 -> >> I dropped the glass of
wine and I said something,
47.645 -> and I was dizzy and confused
and I just started laughing.
53.72 -> >> When I turned around
and looked at Sam,
56.32 -> I could clearly see right side
of her face was drooping,
61.83 -> so I call my sister who's
63.45 -> a PA and she was just
like call an ambulance.
68.74 -> >> I first met Sam when I was
71.39 -> the on-call stroke neurologist the
73.07 -> night that she experienced
the symptoms of stroke.
75.09 -> Even though she is quite young and
76.85 -> didn't have typical
stroke risk factors,
79.175 -> they made the brave call
to call 911 and have
82.13 -> Sam transported to the
local hospital where
84.86 -> the Emergency Physicians reached
86.15 -> out to us immediately
so that we could
87.74 -> administer that time sensitive
medication called TPA.
91.205 -> From there, we recognized that
she had the type of stroke that
94.34 -> could benefit from a
large vessel surgery,
97.13 -> so she was flown with a helicopter
to come to Johns Hopkins
100.13 -> for that time-sensitive treatment
and underwent it beautifully.
103.8 -> >> After my surgery,
105.765 -> my recovery began immediately.
108.87 -> I wasn't able to speak,
111.69 -> so the nurses and the therapist,
115.71 -> the speech occupational and
physical therapist just
120.24 -> were all on top of everything.
126.025 -> I start to learn yes or no and
then I learned I love you,
135.44 -> so I repeated for Nick and
my family, I love you.
142.75 -> >> There were times in
those early moments where
146.06 -> I just thought she could
be there for weeks,
148.985 -> or who knows when Sam will be home.
151.685 -> However, as the days went on,
154.49 -> the time frame shortened.
157.445 -> It was like, we got her out of
159.56 -> the ICU much faster than we thought.
162.26 -> Her recovery is going a lot
faster than we thought,
165.86 -> and so thankfully,
167.835 -> she was able to get out on Friday
170.81 -> which was actually our
anniversary of our marriage,
174.14 -> so that was a nice
thing that happened.
178.66 -> >> For our anniversary,
181.44 -> we do our vows and I
couldn't say them,
186.75 -> so Nick had to say my vows but
I just felt like that moment,
195.32 -> you are my rock.
198.41 -> >> But this year you did your vows.
202.74 -> >> Yes.
205.7 -> >> Hi Sam, it's so great to see you.
209.925 -> >> Thanks.
211.845 -> >> You look absolutely terrific.
215.01 -> >> Thanks.
216.375 -> >> We are so happy about
how well you're doing Sam,
220.13 -> and I know it's unbelievable to
222.53 -> even process that this has happened.
225.17 -> But you have come through it
like a star, I would say.
228.785 -> >> Thanks. I practice a lot,
235.28 -> but I still have [inaudible]
and I still have [inaudible]
242.24 -> But I can't thank you
enough and my family,
250.95 -> my friends, you just stood by me.
255.41 -> >> Thanks for saying that, Sam.
258.09 -> It's a joy to see you.
259.63 -> I think you did everything
right in terms of
261.98 -> helping your brain heal after we got
264.92 -> a little jump-start of your
treatment after the stroke.
267.62 -> You should be proud of yourself.
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJj5-5Fcd58