# My brother had a brain aneurysm and stroke and is in ICU **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 12, 2014, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-had-a-brain-aneurysm-and-stroke-and-is-in-icu/678600 "2014-01-12T19:27:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2014, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-had-a-brain-aneurysm-and-stroke-and-is-in-icu/678600/61 "2014-01-22T04:32:22Z")
Excellent news. Amazing how these things can just happen. Three weeks before my father had his, he had taken his first physical exam in something like 30 years, required for his company’s new insurance, and the doctor didn’t detect anything like this pending. Got a clean bill of health. We were told it would have taken very expensive specialized tests to determine something was about to happen, so expensive that no one ever gets them. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2014, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-had-a-brain-aneurysm-and-stroke-and-is-in-icu/678600/62 "2014-01-22T04:39:08Z")
Great news! I hope everything goes ok **jsgoddess**. ---
**Author:** ![nonacetone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonacetone/32/2819_2.png) [@nonacetone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nonacetone)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2014, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-had-a-brain-aneurysm-and-stroke-and-is-in-icu/678600/63 "2014-01-22T05:32:29Z")
That’s fantastic news! ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2014, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-had-a-brain-aneurysm-and-stroke-and-is-in-icu/678600/64 "2014-01-22T16:17:33Z")
Wonderful news,\*\* jsgoddess\*\*! ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2014, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-had-a-brain-aneurysm-and-stroke-and-is-in-icu/678600/65 "2014-01-22T17:35:42Z")
Wonderful to hear good news! ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2014, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-had-a-brain-aneurysm-and-stroke-and-is-in-icu/678600/66 "2014-01-24T04:56:10Z")
Great news! Yay. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2014, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-had-a-brain-aneurysm-and-stroke-and-is-in-icu/678600/67 "2014-01-24T05:25:50Z")
Any chance the aneurysm shut off the part of his brain responsible for right-wing bulshit spouting? 😉 In all seriousness I’m glad that things are looking up for him and for you! ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2014, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-had-a-brain-aneurysm-and-stroke-and-is-in-icu/678600/68 "2014-01-24T06:27:23Z")
hang in there. It will be a long road to recovery. Glad things seem good. My brother and mother both died from their aneurysms. They died 'instantly" from theirs. ---
**Author:** ![Sensuality](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@Sensuality](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sensuality)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2014, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-had-a-brain-aneurysm-and-stroke-and-is-in-icu/678600/69 "2014-01-25T08:02:25Z")
I’m so sorry to hear about this, I hope he recovers fully, you and your brother are in my thoughts. ---
**Author:** ![Indyellen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/indyellen/32/4176_2.png) [@Indyellen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indyellen)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2014, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-had-a-brain-aneurysm-and-stroke-and-is-in-icu/678600/70 "2014-01-25T17:47:39Z")
Awesome news! I hope things keep progressing in a positive manner. ---
**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2014, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-had-a-brain-aneurysm-and-stroke-and-is-in-icu/678600/71 "2014-01-25T22:04:13Z")
Thanks for the updates, **jsgoddess**. The progress seems steady and genuinely positive. I hope for the best. It must be difficult being away from him in this crisis. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2014, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-had-a-brain-aneurysm-and-stroke-and-is-in-icu/678600/72 "2014-01-25T22:17:36Z")
Just saw this. “His old self” sounds very, very promising. Hope it only keeps getting better! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-had-a-brain-aneurysm-and-stroke-and-is-in-icu/678600.md?page=3)