Stroke

On December 3, 2000, as John Lipsett
battled the symptoms of a severe bladder infection, he
suddenly fell toward his bathtub and, with a glancing blow,
crashed to the floor. In Stroke: Have You Had Yours Yet?
Lipsett shares moment-to-moment details of his life before,
during, and after a severe stroke that nearly took his
life.

Dealt with a blow that turned his world
upside down, Lipsett relays how his speech became slurred
and the left side of his body became paralyzed as he lay
comatose in the Intensive Care Unit of a Canadian hospital
for seven agonizing days. As Lipsett slowly awakened from
his coma, he details how he learned to deal with the
paralysis, swelling, liquid diet, and the inability to
communicate with those around him. While Lipsett learns to
eat solid food and regains his mobility to walk and drive,
he offers an in-depth look into the emotional highs and
lows, challenges, and successes that paved his journey back
to good health.

As Lipsett celebrates the tenth
anniversary of his stroke, he shares a compelling story with
the world that will surely provide encouragement to other
stroke survivors that they are never alone.