Lozzo

Sorry to hear this Paws.

Your mum can make a full recovery from this. A mini-stroke is sometimes called a Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA), it's when a clot of blood temporarily blocks blood flow to the brain, not usually for long enough to cause permanent damage.

The symptoms are pretty much the same as those for a full on stroke, but the recovery is near 100% in most cases. Your mum will lose the use and feeling in one side, but it will most likely come back soon as the brain finds new neural paths to make everything function as before.

I'm speaking from experience here, I suffered one myself 3 years ago on Monday, aged 42.

Just be patient and offer to do things like holding cans bottles etc until her arm is working again. I needed a lot of rest and help with walking at first, but within a week my speech didn't sound like I was ****ed, my face wasn't drooped and I could walk without holding onto the wall.

Good luck, and just remember that it quite probably won't leave any lasting damage, but she may lose some sensation and feeling in the side affected, that's what happened with me.

If she needs any advice or help on how to cope with the recovery then I'll be happy to give it.