Stroke Podcast Episode 29 – Antonio Iannella, is a father, musician, and a brainstem stroke survivor.
In 2009 at the age of 38, he experienced a hemorrhagic stroke while on the trip of a lifetime with his family in Vietnam.
Antonio spent eleven days in a Saigon hospital, five of which were in intensive care while waiting for a rescue flight to return home to Melbourne Australia where he was admitted back into hospital to continue his recovery and undergo three months of rehabilitation.
Recovery from a Brainstem Stroke
The stroke took a lot from Antonio at the beginning and he has had to relearn how to sit, stand, walk, and talk again.
Inspired by his family and friends his dedication to the recovery process, commitment to the tasks he had to achieve, as well as a positive outlook on life, Antonio continues his recovery Carefully managing the stroke deficits he now lives with.
This father of three girls, who has rebuilt his life is now a volunteer at the National Stroke Foundation in Australia and has reinvented himself from a building and construction project manager to a music producer from his recording studio – Studio four99.
His stroke may have taken part of his previous self but Antonio is grateful for all it’s given him as well. Prefer to watch online rather than listen? Take a look at the full interview on youtube by clicking the image below.
06:40 Signs of Stroke
12.26 Bedside manner
24:04 MRI’s
25:21 Meditation
26.13 Anxiety and Depression after stroke
30:50 Emotional Impact Of Stroke
33:43 Symptoms Of Stroke
34:10 Laxatives After Surgery
40:45 Reinventing Yourself After Stroke
45:27 Parenting After Stroke
57:40 Noise Sensitivity
59:26 Driving After Stroke
