10/07/2025
It’s exactly 12 months today since I had a suspected stroke. I couldn’t see or walk properly and my amazing GP sent for an ambulance.
I spent the day on the stroke ward having lots of tests. It was the day after Xanders birthday. I couldn’t see him to give him his presents 😢
I spent a further 6 weeks on blood thinning and other medication as a precaution.
4 weeks not being allowed to drive. Lots of help from friends and my parents to get us about, get the kids to school and nursery, get me to appointments.
MRIs and CTs to find out IF there was a blood clot in my brain as a stroke was ruled out that day.
Weeks went by and slowly I could see better without my head feeling like it was vibrating. My walking improved where I didn’t feel like the ground was swallowing me up, think vertigo, sea legs, dizziness all rolled into one.
All the tests finally came back all clear. Heart and head fine. No issues. Nothing!
Doctors said maybe it was my first ever migraine. But just continue as normal unless it happens again.
My thoughts of the likely cause of my symptom- extreme and prolonged stress. Accumulating over a period of years probably but worse through 2024.
My body was in constant fight or flight. It finally showed up! IYKYK.
I knew something had to change and with nudges from the universe, listening to podcasts and audio books and really doing a deep dive into how stress affects the body.
I’ve used manifestation and visualizations, nervous system regulation, meditation, sound healing, reiki and spent the last year working on me and how I could help myself. Letting go of what no longer serves me, personally and professionally.
I feel 100% better. I literally feel like I’ve transformed, back into the old me, but with a new outlook and new path to follow. I’ve lost weight, I’m sleeping better, moving better, eating better, I no longer react like I used to, to certain situations.
Why I am sharing? It feels a significant thing to share but also to raise awareness of how a dysregulated nervous system shows up in ours bodies. So I can help others. 💗
