Thanks - as the person affected, it's not too bad once you regain your bearings and the disorientation from the haemorrhage, anaesthetic and surgery recedes - its then a step by step process to just get one thing back each day if possible - i had mad pins and needles down my left arm as my brain rewired itself afterwards but have been lucky enough that they went quickly within first week or so and i've gotten pretty much full control over my left side back less than a month after surgery, strength and full feeling will be a while longer though...
My wife + family however had the horrors of the 2.30am phone calls and being called into side rooms in intensive care by doctors etc, that to me is far far worse than what i suffered as each time they naturally assumed the worst