Someone to believe in you

Spent the morning with a lady who is really suffering from the effects of a stroke. She can understand everything that is said to her, but the part of her brain that is damaged, is the area that allows her to find the words to express herself. She tries and tries to verbalise what she wants to say, but the only words she has left are “yes”, “no”, and occasionally when she’s at the end of desperation, “Oh, God”.
She’s nearly in tears as the frustration gets to her, that she probably won’t ever be able to tell her side of the story.

Her consultant is very compassionate, and recognises that she understands and remembers what’s being said to her. If she’s asked the right questions, she can indicate with “yes” or “no” what she wants - whether to go home, or go into a nursing home.

Unfortunately, her husband claims that she doesn’t understand anything. So he’s started legal action to challenge that his wife has capacity to make her own decision.
He shows little care for her, talking only about the effect that her stroke has had on his own health. And is desperately trying to find a legal loophole to get out of paying for her care - despite being one of the wealthiest men in the country.

One of the most powerful ways of being loved, is having someone believe in you. Even when others have taken the easy way out, and given up. Sometimes it’s that one person giving you the benefit of the doubt that can make all the difference.