20/06/2025
I’m Almeus Silouse and this is my story 🧐👩🦽
I’m a stroke survivor
I'm from Port-Margot, a four-hour drive to FONHARE in Ouanaminthe. I'm 50 years old. If I'm still alive, I must thank God and FONHARE for the help and care I received after suffering from a stroke in February 2024. Following this stroke, I couldn't speak; I had facial paralysis, which I'm ashamed to show you. I lost my memory and mobility; I was completely paralyzed on my left side. I was in a wheelchair; I couldn't stand. Sometimes, I couldn't call my children, and so I relieved myself. In such a state, it's true that my eyes were opened, but I saw myself with no hope of returning to normal. Despite my admission to a hospital in Limbe for a long period, nothing had changed in my state of discomfort.
However, the situation was about to change following a request from one of my cousins to my children to take me to FONHARE for therapy. Given my condition, I wasn't expecting any change, although I didn't even know what the word "therapy" meant.
Indeed, my children took me in July 2024, two weeks after my admission to FONHARE. I felt a sense of hope because my mouth was improving considerably, and I was beginning to regain my memory. As a result, I wanted to come to the center even on weekends. Today, without assistance, I can bathe, dress, cook, and I'm no longer in a wheelchair; I walk, run, and speak without any difficulty. The FONHARE’staff continues to work with me to plan my return to normal activities, just as I did before the stroke.
Finally, I sincerely thank the FONHARE healthcare staff and the administration that encouraged me, treated me with love, compassion, respect, and dignity. When I cried, they dried my tears; when I was discouraged, they told me, "Keep going, there is light at the end of the tunnel," and I realize that was true. Now I'm returning home with all my lost abilities restored. My children and I cannot find enough words to thank FONHARE and all those who support the charity work that FONHARE is doing.
Thank you so much, may God bless you all
Almeus Silouse 😀🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
