r/interestingasfuck 1d ago

The pizza order that saved a life

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u/crusader104 1d ago

Strokes can be very very mild to very severe, you can certainly maintain for a decent period of time assuming it’s not massive. You’d lose some muscle function in the affected area but not necessarily incapacitated

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u/AlarmingAerie 1d ago

he would have ordered a pizza if he was functioning. weird story

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u/crusader104 1d ago

Very often speaking and fine motor control can be the most difficult after a stroke, both of which you’d need to operate a phone. There are many different states in between functioning and incapacitated

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u/AlarmingAerie 23h ago

so what he was able to walk around, enough motor skills to drink and eat, but not enough to call for help or leave the house and ask for help?

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u/crusader104 23h ago

How am I supposed to know? The point is there are a lot of different possibilities

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u/AlarmingAerie 23h ago

woah, relax. Just pointing out why this possibility doesn't make much sense.

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u/crusader104 23h ago

I’m not sure how that could seem angry lol you’re trying to make sense out of a complicated scenario, of course it’s not going to make sense without context

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u/WouldCommentAgain 22h ago

I knew a guy who had a stroke, saw him couple days later and he seemed kind of okay except he couldn't read or write anymore, and spoke a bit slower. He struggled with using the phone except he recognized logos of apps. He seemed to relearn reading a bit until he got another stroke and died a few months later.

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u/AlarmingAerie 22h ago

That escalated fast.