It all depends on where the stroke occured...Left side vs right side temporal lobe or parietal, there are so many factors . He is so young.

Hi, the medical field doesn't always know, as sus49 says it depends on where the stroke is, what caused it, how severe how the bleed was. Tommorrow morning is the 2nd anniversary of my Ralph's stroke, he was left side aneurysm which bleed so hard it bleed into his left eye, moved his brain 1- 1/4 cm and was in intensive care 6 weeks, 6 months altogether in the hospital. The doctors told us there was no hope for my husband and that when leaving intensive care he would never lift his head of the pillow. They were wrong, my husband has aphasia, apraxia (communication problems) and his right hand does not close all the way. We thank god every day for his recovery because we know how wrong it can go. We were lucky to find a great neurosurgeon and 9 months after his stroke they did what they did aneurysm surgery and clipped the 2 aneurysms, he is now on quite a bit of heart medications for blood pressure, lipitor and a drug for the tremor in his right hand. He was born with it and it could have gone at any time.
I am very sorry to hear that your sister brother in law was not as lucky. From what I understand, he was lucky to be alive the area where his stroke was is usually not good. He is too young, I am very sorry to hear this. Joanne

Doctors and therapists are always wrong. No 2 cases are alike. It's the human spirit that counts. If he wants to get better he and he alone has to want it

All I can tell you it is an uphill battle. I stayed employed at a high level job after having a stroke that caused a cognitive diorder. I had to spend much more time in my office. Came up with all kind of computer tricks to help. It was extremely difficult. After 5 years I shattered under the pressure and stress.

Every situation is different. I've had two strokes, and have had not much lasting effect from them.

In fact, DURING the first one, in the emergency room, I got up several times and walked down the hall to use the bathroom. (I had just woken up and went to the hospital and had apparently had a lot of water to drink the night before...)

But once the attending came back and looked at me and said "You're right, you are having a stroke," no one from the hospital would let me out of the bed.

It all depends on what the situation is. Every brain is different and every stroke is different.

Good answers from all of the above... I just wanted to enlighten you... I was 42 when I had mine, I'm one of the lucky few and still have an independent life. Unless I told you that I had a stroke, the signs and struggles I have are invisible to the general public. Many get up and walk again (it took me 4 days to learn how to walk again.) and others struggle the rest of thier lives on simple things like picking up a spoon or fork. My father had a stroke 4 years ago and he could only move his right foot 2" and was never able to get up and walk again. Each case is so different. My thoughts are with you, feel free to message me if you have further questions... I'll try and help.

My husband was only 45 when he suffered a severe brain stem stroke. They tell me people usually don't live after one of those. He is living still, although he is a total quadraplegic and dependant on me for all of his care.