"When Chris Wilder had a massive stroke four years ago, doctors told his wife that he might not survive and if he did, he might not ever walk or talk again. The former Valley Health Foundation executive director, then 53, had been rushed from his home in the Santa Cruz Mountains to Good Samaritan Hospital after Kate Wilder noticed her husband's face slump a sign of a stroke."
"As Wilder's brain swelled, doctor's removed a large section of his skull and subsequently his left temporal lobe a key part of the brain responsible for communication. Once he was stable, Wilder was transferred to Valley Medical Center Santa Clara County's flagship public hospital with a nationally ranked rehabilitation center where he spent the next six months relearning how to stand and teaching his brain to reconnect with the right side of his body."
"In a recent interview at his home, Wilder, who now walks with a cane, described the last several years as frustration, pain and a lot of hard work and physical therapy. He credits Valley Medical Center, which he long thought of as my hospital, and the county's health care system, which he helped raise more than $100 million to support, for putting him back together. I wouldn't be here without them, he said."
Chris Wilder suffered a massive stroke that caused facial droop and required emergency transfer to Good Samaritan Hospital. As his brain swelled, doctors removed a large section of his skull and later removed his left temporal lobe, which is critical for communication. After stabilization, Wilder transferred to Valley Medical Center's nationally ranked rehabilitation center and spent six months relearning to stand and retraining his brain to reconnect with his right side. He now walks with a cane, describes recovery as frustration, pain and intensive therapy, and credits Valley Medical Center and the county health system that he helped fund for his survival.
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