Hi @strokesurvivordynamo, for some reason I didn’t receive your chat about your cerebellar stroke. I am very sorry for all you are going through. I can certainly relate because I also had a brain aneurysm effecting my cerebellum. As with you, I did not get any health warnings, nothing out of the ordinary; however, I do believe due to being healthy I survived. I was told by my neurosurgeon that the cerebellum is the part of the brain that gets effected from drinking alcohol so my symptoms are the same, nausea, vomiting, fall risk, and low vision. My disability is all physical. Luckily I have no cognitive deficits. I am in my late 50s. It has been over 3 years now that I have been dealing with the recovery. It has been a slow process but I feel I am on my own learning through trial and error because my medical staff has no answers. Like you have said, cerebellar strokes are not very common and to have survivors is even more uncommon making it difficult to get answers. What have you tried, any physical therapy? I have improved over the years where now I can walk with a cane. At start I was in a wheel chair. I still have difficulty with walking on any uneven surfaces like the lawn. I am planning for more physical therapy to walk outdoors around my house, basically the lawn so my brain will learn. That is my next challenge to overcome. Let me know how you are progressing. I know it is not easy but being consistent helps. My condition with motion sickness stops me from many activities but I still push myself to do a few things no matter how difficult they become.

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