{"id":4954,"date":"2024-05-24T20:03:41","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T20:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clearsky.wizeinteractive.com\/elwoodstjoseph\/?p=4954"},"modified":"2026-03-07T15:54:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T15:54:02","slug":"a-stroke-victims-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clearskyhealth.com\/elwoodstjoseph\/blog\/2024\/05\/24\/a-stroke-victims-story\/","title":{"rendered":"A Stroke Victim\u2019s Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='layer_slider_1'  class='avia-layerslider main_color avia-shadow  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-first  container_wrap sidebar_right' style='  height: 151px;' ><\/div><div id='after_layer_slider_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_right' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-4954'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_two_third  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_layerslider  el_before_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-first  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><p><div  class='avia-image-container  av-styling-    avia-builder-el-2  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  avia-align-left '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-4953 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-4953 avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/clearskyhealth.com\/elwoodstjoseph\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/05\/BlogGraphic_StrokeVictimsStory.jpg\" alt='' title='BlogGraphic_StrokeVictimsStory' height=\"400\" width=\"845\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clearskyhealth.com\/elwoodstjoseph\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/05\/BlogGraphic_StrokeVictimsStory.jpg 845w, https:\/\/clearskyhealth.com\/elwoodstjoseph\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/05\/BlogGraphic_StrokeVictimsStory-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/clearskyhealth.com\/elwoodstjoseph\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/05\/BlogGraphic_StrokeVictimsStory-768x364.jpg 768w, https:\/\/clearskyhealth.com\/elwoodstjoseph\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/05\/BlogGraphic_StrokeVictimsStory-705x334.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 845px) 100vw, 845px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div  style=' margin-top:10px; margin-bottom:10px;'  class='hr hr-custom hr-left hr-icon-no   avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner  inner-border-av-border-fat' style=' width:100%; border-color:#faa21f;' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>A Stroke Victim\u2019s Story<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em>By Mary Winder<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Chief Reporter, The Kansas Chief<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>The following article recently ran in <\/em>The Kansas Chief<em>newspaper in Wathena, Kansas. The story highlights the successful outcomes that stroke patient Sandy Rohrer achieved after receiving specialized rehabilitative care at ClearSky Rehabilitation Hospital of Elwood-St. Joseph:<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em>\u00a0<\/em>April 16 of this year started out like a typical day for Sandy Rohrer of rural Troy,\u00a0but her world changed suddenly when she suffered a stroke later that day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI went to the mailbox around 10 a.m., came back into the house, and went into the bedroom,\u201d she recalls.\u00a0\u201cThen, all of a sudden, I heard a horrible, loud noise and got very dizzy.\u00a0I threw myself on the bed and vomited.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI had my cell phone and the house phone was nearby, but I couldn\u2019t do anything with the cell phone and could only dial zero on the house phone,\u201d she continues, adding that she just got a recording of an operator on the house phone telling her to dial the complete number. She believes she could have pushed a medical alert button, if she had had one. Sandy remained there on the bed until her husband, Fred, came into the room about 1:30 that afternoon.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cHe asked, \u2018What are you doing?\u2019 and I said to him, \u2018Call Tammy\u2019 (her daughter, Tammy Thornberry),\u201d Sandy explains. Tammy, who lives close by, quickly arrived and dialed 911.\u00a0Sandy was soon on her way to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph, Mo. in an ambulance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI took a wild ride!\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The doctors at Mosaic determined that Sandy had suffered a light stroke that affected her right arm and leg. It influenced her coordination and control, which was very frustrating for her. Sandy describes the stroke as \u201csneaking up on her,\u201d as she had no warning ahead of time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">After a few days of treatment at Mosaic, the medical teams at Mosaic and ClearSky Rehabilitation Hospital of Elwood-St. Joseph collaborated with one another and decided that Sandy would benefit from additional rehabilitative services at ClearSky Elwood-St. Joseph.\u00a0Therefore,\u00a0Sandy was transferred on April 19 to ClearSky Elwood-St. Joseph, which is located at 502 Roseport Rd. in Elwood.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cAnd from there, everything has improved,\u201d notes Sandy.\u00a0\u201cThat place is awesome!\u00a0The people treat you so nice. They treat you like a person.\u00a0The therapists are so patient!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI remember driving by ClearSky (before the stroke) and thinking that it looks like a really nice place and hoping that I would never need it,\u201d she adds.\u00a0\u201cBut, then I needed it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sandy underwent three hours of therapy each day during her time at ClearSky Elwood-St. Joseph.\u00a0She worked hard and made good progress.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI can use both of my hands and move my right leg now,\u201d she says.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m a\u00a0 little wobbly, but I can walk with a walker\u2013 I need it due to balance issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The staff members who worked with Sandy were quick to commend her effort as she worked to recover from the stroke. \u201cSandy was very motivated, very cooperative, and a very hard worker,\u201d says Melissa Jones of Camerson, Mo., who is a physical therapist assistant. \u201cShe\u2019s made excellent progress. I know she has come a long way.\u00a0She now does stairs, ramps, curbs, and an obstacle course, and she couldn\u2019t do those things when she arrived.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eryn Graham of Smithville, Mo., a speech and language pathologist, also worked with Sandy during her stay at ClearSky Elwood-St. Joseph.\u00a0Areas she concentrated on with Sandy include cognition, thinking, language, and dysphagia (difficulty swallowing).<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cSandy is an inspiration for anyone who has gone through tough times,\u201d says Eryn.\u00a0\u201cShe has taken this in stride, and she relied heavily on her faith, which has rubbed off on me and other staff members. She has been a light here.\u00a0She has the mindset of taking one day at a time and you\u2019ll be okay.\u201d Also working closely with Sandy was Patricia Kempke, a registered occupational therapist.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cSandy has improved motor control and improved coordination of her right arm and leg,\u201d says Physical Therapist Nathan Gaarder of Troy, who is the stroke program director at ClearSky Elwood-St. Joseph.\u00a0He evaluated Sandy when she first arrived and saw her intermittently during her stay. \u201cWe\u2019re very focused on functional mobility and activities, so the patients can go home safely and independently,\u201d he continues, noting that ClearSky Elwood-St. Joseph uses a multi-disciplinary approach when working with patients.\u00a0\u201cAnd Sandy always came with a smile on her face.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sandy, age 79, has high praise for the staff and facilities at ClearSky Elwood-St. Joseph. \u201cI\u2019ve watched people struggle in the gym and then later walk out of there,\u201d she says. As for herself, Sandy says she feels very blessed. \u201cThings could have been so much worse for me,\u201d she notes.\u00a0 \u201cI keep telling myself that God is teaching me patience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Due to the progress she made, Sandy was released from ClearSky Elwood-St. Joseph to go home on May 6. \u201cI wanted to go home and was excited about going home,\u201d\u00a0Sandy says.\u00a0\u201cThere\u2019s no place like home!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sandy uses a walker at home and will continue physical therapy.\u00a0Some of the exercises she will do on her own, while staff from Doniphan County Home Health will provide some services, as well.\u00a0She is also on some new medications. \u201cCase management sets up the patients for services they need upon leaving ClearSky Elwood-St. Joseph,\u201d Nathan explains.\u00a0\u201cSandy should continue to improve (after going home).\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nathan points out that May is National Stroke Awareness Month.\u00a0He believes it is a good opportunity to review some basic information about strokes. According to Nathan, a good acronym to keep in mind is BE FAST, which each letter representing a different piece of information about strokes:<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>B\u2013balance lost<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>E\u2013eyesight change<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>F\u2013facial drooping<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>A\u2013arm weakness<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>S\u2013speech difficulty<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>T\u2013time to call 911.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sarah Bray, director of Therapy Operations at ClearSky Elwood-St. Joseph, describes the facility as an inpatient rehabilitation hospital. \u201cWe are a leading provider of inpatient rehabilitation for stroke, brain injury, hip fracture, and other complex neurological and orthopedic conditions,\u201d explains Sarah.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nathan finds his work with patients at ClearSky to be very rewarding. \u201cIt is extremely fulfilling to serve the community that has done so much for me through the years,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sandy plans to continue doing the bookkeeping for Rohrer\u2019s Game Farm, a task she has done since 1984. 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