A stroke may be thought of as a "neurological tsunami" that washes away a

[Valerie5555]

person's former abilities and capacities. Discuss.

[saltpoint]

1. I'm against them.

[realisticphish]

5. support your position!

that is bad debate form, tsk tsk


:hippie: The Incorrigible Democrat

[saltpoint]

6. You're right. It's better to say why.

People struggle to remember both the ordinary and the infinite and a stroke destroys and betrays them.

[liberalhistorian]

2. Sure makes sense to me.

I've seen enough strokes first-hand, of family and friends, to know the truth of that. It still breaks my heart to see what it did to my grandfather.

[Valerie5555]

3. My paternal grandma DIED of one in March '97 but don't quite remember what

it did to her before she died. I heard in 2001 that a guy who became a hero of sorts of mine (on account of things like his going so far as to evacuate even the PETS of American expats in Iran and his performance during the initial U.S. embassy storming in Tehran in February 1979), or the last American envoy to the Shah's court, William Sullivan had one which unfortunately left him paralyzed on his right side.


Were he the American President I suspect he may have had no choice but to be "Amendment 25'ed."


On edit, I vaguely recall reading some newspaper article about how in July 1978, Morris the 1st, of 9 Lives cat food fame either died of one or had to be euthanized due to one and believe it or not at the time Morris 1 was something like 19 or 20. My aunt also once had a cat who had to be euthanized or put down due to a stroke as well.

[madrchsod]

4. my mom died of a stroke.....

i had enough time to tell it was ok now for her to go to the light. she was there once before and something called her back. it does wash away the mind but the body keeps going untill it dies.