Stroke, cerebrovascular accident, is a sudden neurological deficit of vascular origin caused by a heart attack or hemorrhage in the brain. The leading cause of physical disability in adults, it affects 150,000 French people per year. Recovering damaged brain functions is difficult, but possible.
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For Marie-Noëlle everything changed on September 12, 2019: at the age of 54, she suffered a stroke. Emergency surgery, she spent 5 weeks in intensive care, then a year in a neurological rehabilitation center. Rehabilitation, difficult, in full confinement linked to covid, all visits are then prohibited.
But Michel, his companion, hangs on. Thanks to the healthcare team, he passes a computer and thus maintains the link.
“After her accident, it took 6 weeks before she showed her first smile, her first exchange. And she did it for me“, confides Michel Rogier, Marie-Noëlle’s companion.
But doctors are not optimistic about the evolution of his condition. Paralyzed on the right side, Marie-Noëlle still cannot communicate when she leaves the rehabilitation center.
And yet, 14 months after her accident, following a family celebration, Marie-Noëlle finds her voice again.
“When I returned from this weekend, I said to Michel: “what is happening to me?” So he told me I was disabled and that sent me into a depression.“, expresses Marie-Noëlle with emotion.
A situation that Marie-Noëlle overcomes, surrounded by a team of eight people and tenacious work.
“Nothing is written and the brain’s plasticity is such that with a lot of work, attention and courage from the person and those around them, we can get there.“, confides Michel.
“First I love him, we love each other, and then he is patient, he is a little firm too“, concludes Marie-Noëlle.
A message of hope for families and patients.
Written with Thierry Will.
