Betty's Story - Life After Stroke   Here I was taught to walk again, also regain some of my speech. After a further 8 weeks I was released to the care of my husband at home. Eight years later, I have retained a fair amount of my speech, at least enough to make limited conversation. I'm completely paralysed down my right side. The morning of January 21st 1994, when I was 66 years old, my husband found me lying on top of the bed. I was taken to Flinders Medical Centre, spending 3 weeks there. I was then transferred to Daws Road Hospital Rehabilitation Centre. So I taught myself to write with my left hand.