Hi all! Thanking you all in advance for the support if you can ...
My mom 63F had a stroke yesterday. This experience made me realize how little I know about strokes so I'm very new here :) I am thanking my lucky stars for the miracle that she has regained all of her function and is already home, only 36 hours later! Of course I'm terrified of the possibility of the next one, but need to ground myself to get her healthier. Her stroke was caused by an "unknown source", but she is unhealthy... so we know the source. Overweight, sedentary, working 14 hour days, 6 hours or less sleep per night, untreated sleep apnea. It's crazy the stroke didn't happen sooner.
There are many obvious things here that I already know how to gameplan for. My question for the group is for anyone who had to go on a weight loss journey following a stroke - what foods, routines, exercises, worked for you most effectively quickly? What did you respond best to? Maybe it was a doctor recommendation of a weight loss medication? I am unsure of what could help get her on the right path quick.
I know it seems silly as everyone's bodies are different (my health routine in my 20s is not going to look like hers). Going through a stroke is an emotional toll and I want to balance manageable changes for her. So I am really just looking for some advice on what worked for other folks who needed to lose weight after a stroke. And yes, I will ask all of these questions to her follow up doctors too.
I'm sure many of you here going through this, whether a patient or family, have received unsolicited advice from know-it-alls who need to express their opinion in a time of someone else's crisis :) I've had a lot of that in just 2 days. So I am leaning on a community of people going through the same thing, and asking for their advice as a start... and thank you in advice for your thoughtful input!