Journey- Faithfully cover by stroke patient

On the night of Thursday March 6, 2008, my dad suffered a stroke... his second stroke to be exact. His speech was slurred and he could not move his left arm. This was filmed two days later on Saturday. The song is Faithfully by Journey, covered by my dad and recorded a month before the stroke. You can hear him singing along a little bit as well. He loves this song and says he's the next Arnel Pineda of Journey. haha =]

Category:

Music

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• dad
• stroke
• patient
• sings
• faithfully
• journey
• arnel
• pineda
• filipino

[chuckielee01]

your dad can move his hands during 1st attack?

[KristyyyCA]

Yes, luckily, he did not suffer from any severe health problems during the 1st stroke. He was able to go back to work and carry on. This second stroke caused paralysis in his left arm and slurred speech.

[Amanda214]

my dad just suffered his 2nd stoke. he is in the hospital right now, he had it on thursday. his speech is slurred and he cant move his left side either. how is your father doing?

[KristyyyCA]

I'm so sorry to hear that about your dad. =[ I know how difficult it must be to cope with. I really hope that you and your family stay strong and help one another. My father is doing much better now. He is able to move his left arm again and does not slur anymore. The strength of his arm is not yet back to it's original state, but he continues to "teach" it and exercise. Being patient and keeping a positive attitude really aided in his recovery. I wish your dad the best in recovery as well.

[gary42484]

aww...too cute! he looks like he is feeling pretty good! best wishes for a speedy recovery. this made my day to see your dad singing along and smiling :)

[KristyyyCA]

Thank you for your comment! I'm glad it made your day. Filming the video brightened up our day as well. =] My dad enjoys singing whenever he can and he's a pretty good dancer too! We appreciate your best wishes. God bless =]

[jstaana45]

i pray for your speedy recovery,my mom also suffer a stroke.....godbless!

[praqc]

Wow, your dad is amazing! My dad also suffered a stroke on December 2009. He's doing quite well now thanks to therapy. I still remember the first time he sang after the stroke, it was on January 2010... I got sooo happy.

[maxipads1441]

This is really nice :) Good to see humor is still around in some hard moments

[melghie16]

sino ba yung kumakanta???? anak ng kekwang namn oh, ayusin nyo nga yan....sakit sa tenga

[vietguy808]

maganda

[chicagoplumber]

Tay! pwede na! Chi-TOWN!

[jjose0013]

that's nice, im handling a stroke patient. and i am encouraging him to sing, too. i think it's one good therapy for a left-sided hemiparesis/plegia.

one word of advice, left-sided stroke survivors are generally irritable and fast in saying words that might offend his/her caregivers. it is typical so please don't get offended by them.

stroke doesn't build a family, it reveals the true character of it...be strong.

[Star8day8]

it's great to see ur dad sing. My dad suffered a massive stroke(1st ever) yesterday and he is brain-dead. I LOVE U DAD FOREVER!!! I"ll miss U FOREVER!!!

[mightysonofa]

God Damn thats sad ,I hope your dad get well soon, rock on dad! !yea well at least he likes good music!!!

[ejusdem2000]

arnel pineda mania is quite contagious. kahit may stroke hataw. pinoy talent is pretty amazing. check also this filipino wedding singer belting out Journey's "Faithfully". His voice is pretty amazing. check it out: search youtube "faithfully dynamix" and watch the video. simply awesome... another pinoy talent. mabuhay ang noypi!!!