In 2009, Pat suffered a series of Transient Ischemic Attacks (TIAs or mini-strokes). A few weeks later, a more serious stroke greatly affected her voice. This is her story of how she regained her speech fully.
We have had the privilege of running a Christian bookshop for 17 years in the village of Skewen in Wales. We’re not academic, but we love the Lord Jesus and felt this was what God wanted us to do.
When I had several mini-strokes I had a nine-day stay in hospital. I was very unwell. I could picture friends going into local shops to buy sympathy cards and something black for my funeral. During this time I had to push my writing hand into motion and concentrate hard on my speech. I worked hard and eventually over that nine days the able-bodied me was back. I could speak.
