Chris, I don't know what is wrong with the person you are talking about but when my husband and hernia surgery he though he was Heman and could still do everything until one night when he was sleeping and needed to go to the bathroom and couldn't get up. After I told him I wouldn't help him if he continued to not listen to what the doctor said he decided to take it easy and let me help him. MEN lol
Splinter, my husband has what is called Complicated Migraine. It's very similar to Stroke. Stroke affects the inside of the brain, whereas this affects the outside of the brain. He broke his neck in high school, c3 through c7, and it affected the nerve that runs along those disks. As a result, he has had a continual (24/7) severe migraine. Over time, the nerve activity from the migraine to the brain has caused lesion-type areas that has worn away areas of the brain. Just now has this damage affected him. And the damage is identical to stroke damage -- paralysis to his left leg, memory problems, speech difficulties, etc. The other difference between stroke and Jeff's condition is that once a stroke hits, the damage stops. Complicated Migraine is a permanent condition and is continual -- the damage continues. This is something that Jeff will have the rest of his life. He's currently in physical therapy where we're hopeful he'll regain part of his mobility, so when the next big round hits, it won't knock him down so hard. He has regained full use of his hand and arm, thankfully! He's just showing a lot of neurological affects right now that weren't present when he was first diagnosed, and we're terribly concerned. And he tends to over-do it!!! He doesn't know the word "NO", which is a good thing

I worry about him, which I guess is part of loving someone dearly. We're looking for the answers, and vow to never give up!