My Wedding Day Was Meant To Be the Happiest of My Life, Then I Nearly Died
Summary
Daniella Gray developed severe symptoms on her wedding day and married Connor in a small ceremony before going to the hospital. Doctors diagnosed a stroke caused by a tear in an artery in her neck; after about a week in hospital, she began rehabilitation.Key Facts
- Gray began feeling dizzy and lightheaded around noon on her wedding day.
- By about 1 p.m., she could not move her legs or speak, and her vision and balance had worsened.
- Gray and Connor held a small ceremony with close family and wedding party members, then went to the emergency room.
- A CT scan and MRI led doctors to diagnose a stroke caused by a vertebral artery dissection, a tear in an artery in the neck.
- Doctors later found that a blood clot near her brainstem had grown, and Gray lost movement in her left arm.
- She received an injected blood thinner and is taking an oral blood thinner; doctors considered but ruled out placing a stent.
- After about a week in hospital, Gray began physical and occupational therapy, spending three hours a day on rehabilitation.
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