The main character in my novels, Mike Newman, received a blow on the head when he was 30, which left him half paralysed with a stroke. I'm trying to keep the character realistic. I had a stroke myself at the same age, so I have first hand experience, but everyone's stroke experience is different. My own is described in C.V.A. A hard way back. Please feel free to comment about the characters in my books, but please.... as you will see if you read C.V.A. A hard way back, you will realise why I can't discuss your stroke. If you want to describe your own stroke experience, please write your own book!