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Stroke of Silence - A Raw, Real, and Unfiltered storyEpisode 9 - Rebuilding, One Step at a Time - Click to ListenIn Episode 9 of Stroke of Silence, I take you inside the walls of rehab — where my husband began his fight to reclaim his independence, one determined step at a time.From three daily therapy sessions to quiet moments of doubt, from watching small victories unfold to confronting a system that cuts care short… this is the story of rebuilding under pressure.And just when progress began to take root, the insurance stepped in — again.Join me as I reflect on the grit it takes to heal...2025-07-2807 min
Stroke of Silence - A Raw, Real, and Unfiltered storyEpisode 9 - Rebuilding, One Step at a Time - click to listenIn Episode 9 of Stroke of Silence, I take you inside the walls of rehab — where my husband began his fight to reclaim his independence, one determined step at a time.From three daily therapy sessions to quiet moments of doubt, from watching small victories unfold to confronting a system that cuts care short… this is the story of rebuilding under pressure.And just when progress began to take root, the insurance stepped in — again.Join me as I reflect on the grit it takes to heal, the weight...2025-07-2807 min
Stroke of Silence - A Raw, Real, and Unfiltered storyEpisode 8 - A Ray of Hope After a Faded Promise - Click to listenAfter ten long days in the hospital — with almost no meaningful therapy and no clear answers — we were finally approved for inpatient rehab. But it didn’t happen because the system worked. It happened because I refused to be silent. In this episode, I share the emotional turning point that followed: my husband’s quiet determination to fight, the bittersweet move to rehab, and a surprise visit from an insurance doctor — too late to matter, but just in time to reveal the truth. This is not just a story about recovery. It’s about persistence in the face of silence, and...2025-07-2007 min
Stroke of Silence - A Raw, Real, and Unfiltered storyEpisode 7 - Not a Miracle. A Battle Still Unfolding. - Click to listen.In Episode 7 of Stroke of Silence, we face a moment that should’ve brought relief — but instead, revealed just how broken the system truly is.After ten long days in the hospital without physical therapy, my husband and I were being discharged home with barely any support. They told us our Medicare appeal for intense rehab would be denied.Then, just as we were packing up, the door opened — and what followed was not a miracle.It was a fight. One I refused to lose.This episode is about what it took t...2025-07-1405 min
Stroke of Silence - A Raw, Real, and Unfiltered storyEpisode 6 - They Didn’t Know We Were Seeds - Click to listen“They tried to bury us. They didn’t know we were seeds.”— Mexican ProverbIn this powerful episode, I share the breaking point.After days of unanswered questions and helpless silence inside the hospital, I finally stood up — not with hope, but with fury. At 2 A.M., I demanded to speak with hospital leadership. I refused to let my husband’s suffering be another forgotten file in a broken system.What followed was a confrontation, an apology, and a quiet discharge that felt more like surrender than care. But I wasn’t done. I file...2025-07-0609 min
Stroke of Silence - A Raw, Real, and Unfiltered storyEpisode 5 - When Advocacy Is Treated Like a Nuisance - Click to listen.In this episode, I share the devastating impact of a seven-day delay in getting rehab approval for my husband after his stroke. As precious recovery time slipped away, I fought to be heard in a system that treated my advocacy as an inconvenience. From missed therapy and mounting discharge pressure to impossible alternatives like paying out-of-pocket or flying him overseas, this episode reveals the emotional toll of being silenced — and the cost of a healthcare system that puts bureaucracy before care.*This story reflects my personal experience as a caregiver and is shared for awareness an...2025-06-2908 min
Stroke of Silence - A Raw, Real, and Unfiltered storyEpisode 4 - Days without direction and plan - Click to listen.In this episode, I take you beyond the ER — into the long, painful days that followed my husband’s stroke.We had a diagnosis, but no treatment plan. No urgency. No neurologist. And no voice — not mine, not his.As I watched my husband lie helpless, time slipped away again — this time not from a delayed MRI, but from a broken system, passive doctors, and an insurance process that threatened his only chance at recovery.Why was I never asked about TPA?Why wasn’t the MRI done immediately?Why didn’t...2025-06-2108 min
Stroke of Silence - A Raw, Real, and Unfiltered storyEpisode 3 - The Long Night of No Answers-Every minute mattered. No one moved - Click to listen.In Episode 3 of Stroke of Silence, Malini recounts the harrowing night she spent in the emergency room after her husband showed clear signs of a stroke. Despite arriving in time, they were left waiting for over 14 hours without any diagnosis, urgency, or meaningful action. Monitors beeped, nurses came and went, but the silence from doctors was deafening.As the hours dragged on, her husband’s condition worsened—he was exhausted, immobile, and vulnerable. Malini describes her helplessness, sitting beside him, torn between exhaustion and rising panic. She reflects on the crushing guilt: wondering if she should have shou...2025-06-1308 min
Stroke of Silence - A Raw, Real, and Unfiltered storyEpisode 2 - The Morning After - A quiet morning became a medical emergency. We acted fast. The system didn’t - Click to listen.The Morning After “When time is life, delay is violence. We didn’t lose time. The system wasted it.” It was a quiet morning — just like any other. I remember the light coming in through the windows, soft and ordinary. My husband was already awake. It was around 6:00 AM. He was on the third floor, sitting in the family room, watching TV. Calm. Alert. Just a regular morning.An hour later, something pulled at me — a feeling. So I went upstairs to check on him. That’s when I noticed it.His voice. It wasn’t right. His s...2025-06-0706 min
Stroke of Silence - A Raw, Real, and Unfiltered storyEpisode 1 - Before the Silence - An introduction to our journey and the pivotal moment that altered our lives - Click to listen.“I never imagined I’d be here, recording this. But in early, 2025, my life turned upside down. My husband suffered a stroke — but the real damage wasn’t just from the stroke. It was from the silence, the delay, the inaction, and the indifference we faced in the ER.This podcast isn’t just about what happened to us. It’s about what could happen to anyone. I want to share our journey — the pain, the fight, the small victories, and everything in between — so no one else feels as helpless and unheard as I did.”“February 25 sta...2025-05-3101 min