My Mom was in the hospital for a blood condition. On 10/7/14, she had a massive stroke to the brainstem. They called us and we got to the hospital and she was in the middle of her stroke. She was trying to talk but couldn t. She was frustrated and scared and mad and it was the most horrifying thing I have ever seen. She kept pointing to her right arm which was paralyzed and grabbing her right cheek which was paralyzed. She couldn t speak, the words couldn t come out. It was so sad. We were asked to leave because she was too hysterical. We went to the waiting room and they came back and got us and told us she was declining. She fell into a coma and they said she would never wake up. She was there four days and was evaluated by 3 top neurologists who also said she would never wake up. Due to her already compromised and suffering body, we chose to bring her home and help her transition into her next journey of life, peacefully. She died on Monday 10/13/14. My question to you is... do you think she knew she was having a stroke?, in the beginning when she was trying to talk? I would like to know if she knew what was going on? Thank you.