When someone close to you has had a stroke, they may need help and support after they return home from the hospital. Stroke can have many different effects on someone, including problems with mobility, swallowing and continence. It can affect their vision and cause communication problems, fatigue and problems with memory and concentration. It can also have emotional effects, like depression and anxiety. It can also cause behaviour changes. These changes can have a big impact on everyone in a family as well as the stroke survivor.

You may feel a deep sense of loss as the person you know and love may not seem to be the same. And sometimes, these changes can affect your feelings towards them. Keep reminding yourself, and others, that any changes are the result of the stroke and that they have no control over them, at LAMServices we believe with the best care people living with a stroke care can lead a happy and healthy life.

A stroke is a very serious condition where the blood supply to part of your brain is cut off. It needs to be treated in the hospital as soon as possible.

Common symptoms of a stroke include your face dropping on 1 side, not being able to lift your arms and slurred speech.
A stroke needs to be treated in the hospital as soon as possible. Treatments include medicines to treat blood clots and sometimes brain surgery.
A stroke can be caused by either a blood clot in the brain or bleeding in the brain.