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My sleeping pattern following my strokes has been very differant than before.

I actually spent the whole first year basically asleep. The second year I began to walk around again, but never alone. The third year, my speech got better. The fourth year, I began to drive again. Now, in the fifth year, I am back to riding my motorcycle in the desert, restoring my 48 year old truck, and feeling more and more like myself everyday.

Now, I'm not suggesting your moms case is anything like mine, but time does heal. I had some other signifigant health issues with the strokes, kidney failure, strokes on the retina's, heart attack, etc.

Now days, I still need 10-12 hours of sleep, mostly due to medications, as sumptersam mentioned. I've just adjusted to sleeping much more, and that's ok. My recovery is still in progress, and thank god for my understanding husband and kids.

I hope your mother continues to heal, and she is very lucky to have such a caring, loving daughter.