The Remarkable Mind of Dr Jo Scott 

While her improvement is "glacial" as her husband said, you can see the significant change from the beginning of the video to the end in terms of her ability to recall language. Slow but steady.

Dr. Scott is a badass =). It's wonderful that she can put that brilliant brain to work again! Her son is going to be so proud, and I can tell her husband already is.

"Yes....yeah...yes" Heartbreaking. I can't imagine being trapped without words

The brain is an organ. And organs, despite trauma, can be overcome. As a writer, I treasure and value my own intellectual, critical thinking abilities. Way to go, Jo..for soldiering on, and working hard to recover. Keep on pushing forward.

It is absolutely heart breaking to see how frustrated she is at not being able to get the words from her brain out of her mouth. She is a very determined woman and her husband seems wonderfully supportive.

My step-mom had a brain aneurysm which left her having to relearn everything from walking, talking, to speaking. That was over 30 years ago. The first 5 years were tough, but she continued to progress. We could barely understand her staggered speech. Years later she won't stop talking. Lol

I suffered from AVM too and it ruptured as well back in 2015... its rare and sometimes the affect for everyone after the rupture is different..for me it causes me to lose 50% of my vision and I had to learn how to walk again.. when i first went to the ER they sent me home with pain medication and nausea medication... I could have died for the lack of care at that hospital... I went back again and my mom told them she would not leave if they didnt run tests on me... and so eventually they did after what felt like hours.. time is very important when a rupture happens like this I could have lost my life

My Brain AVM ruptured at the age of six. Was rushed to Portland, Oregon. Had a shunt placed in my skull to drain the fluid as I had gotten hydrocephalus, was medically induced into a coma for a week. Since my AVM was located in the area that controls movement, doctors said it was inoperable. Our only hope was radiation. Doctors prepared my parents for the worse. If I ever did come out of the coma, I would had major deficits. I would be in a vegetative stare, I would not be able to breathe on my own, memory loss and much more. I woke from a coma, and did recognize my family, I did beat the odds. Although after coming home, I was welcomed by people. I did not recognize anyone including my friends. I also did not know where my room was. As I turned seven I recieved radiation. At about 8 months after treatment, I slowly stated to lose mobility of the left side of my body. I would constantly stumble even when I would try my best to walk slow. My left arm would not open when I would tell it to. Soon I acquired spastic hemiplegia. Its been 12 years now since it had ruptured, and this year my recent angiogram showed that the malformation is growing back again. We are going to treat it again with radiation. The AVM has caused many health problems which includes chronic headaches and migraines, scoliosis, chronic muscle/joint pains, memory issues, lack of energy, and recently seizures. It can become very exhausting to try to maintain a body that has so many issues. This video was nice to see, more people should know about this rare disease.

God bless Dr Scott..i am a survivor of a hemorrhagic stroke as well..a week after giving birth to my beautiful baby..Thank God it did not affect my speech but i was completely paralyzed on my left side of my body..i am still recovering I am now able to walk w assistance with a cane..but it definitely has been a struggle..keep fighting Dr Scott..keeping you in my prayers 🙏❤

would love to see an update on this !!! Such a wonderful family !

Please do another update if possible. Please convey to Dr. Scott and her family the respect and support of so many of us who saw this story. Your channel provides education, perspective, respect for overcoming tremendous challenges. You bring folks throughout the world together in a spirit of compassion, shared experiences, and positive regard for all who do their best to become their best selves. 👍Positive Attitude 👍

Jo Scott Lady Lady Lady Love you .... What an inspiration you are .........Your husband and son, your mother, your friends are SO lucky to have you in their lives ... and vice versa I am sure.

She is very resilient and has really good family support. She’s got this.

what a beautifully strong woman. I suffer from much milder aphasia but I can see her struggles internally when she's trying so hard and i know she is a soldier in terms of will power! very inspiring as always!

You are a absolutely wonderful , brave, courageous, stunning, beautiful,amazing and determined woman. We all have so much to learn from you. I don’t know you yet I am so extremely proud of you and your fighting spirit!!!!! I am so glad you are able to slowly introduce yourself back into the work Force you love!!!!!!! God Bless you and keep up the good work!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🏼✝️

I really truly have to commend BOTH OF YOU for bravely stepping through the veil of the life before into that new and unknown world that is so scary and unknown and NOT what the hopes and dreams and plans you both had in your heart and lives! Its something many marriages don't make it through and to see you handle it, even for a month or two or three is amazing enough, nevermind year after year. Me and my husband have gone through our own crucible, first because of his thing and then because of mine and both held lots of loss and heartbreak and sorrow and loneliness and I just wanted you to know that there are those who really do know what these hard things are like. Its a death to the old life you loved and you have to learn to live in a way you never ever would choose....but you love oneanother and so you endure. Blessings over you and your family!!! Hugs to you both for sharing. I dearly hope that there will be technology to help operate and restore these things one day! Until then...ALL THE BEST!!!!!

i pray that my brother will find such tenacity and determination to overcome what he s going tru now.🙏

I just read about the part of her brain that must have been affected. Paul Kalantithi mentions it in his book when air becomes breath. He described a patient that could understand everything but only answer and emote in numbers. She is a fighter. All that frustration she must go through. Maybe she fears that her intelligence is something that will be overlooked now. But I hope people realize that it is still very much intact. What she is doing and capable of is unbelievable.

Till this day from my brain injury, I have lost all that I know/knew in the past. I used to be a paramedic/firefighter. It's all gone now and I'm trying to pick up the pieces.

I look at this lady, and all I see is amazing determination, like this is just some things that I am at once again a state of amazement, and I feel like I always will be looking at these wonderful examples of the human race! She’s got a lot on her plate but she’s not going to let that stop her being a mom and I couldn’t think of a better episode to watch on Mother’s Day to further emphasize the true meaning of a mother’s love. If my own mom wasn’t washing and old Bollywood movie on the tablet in in the master bedroom, having a chat with my dad, I would have just walked in, and given her one of the tightest hugs I could give her. This woman is also powerful in her own words. Those are such words that do not need to be spoken her presence alone! That grit and determination, that spirit they cannot be captured is powerful than any word that can be spoken. And to that I also say hats off to her. She, too, is a brilliant example of what a woman is capable of doing!

Dr. Jo is amazing. I'm sure she will only improve with her determination and patience. Incredible. Her husband is amazing for helping her along the way. Props to him. Thanks for sharing her story. This video is high quality.

watch this today in school MIT as part of our disabilities topic,I have to hide my tears watching it.sad but great husband n team working together for Jo's improvement :)

What an amazing woman! What a wonderful and supportive husband!

JO YOU ARE A VERY BEAUTIFULL HUMAN BEING, stay strong you are wonderfull

Jo is amazing. You give me hope with your strength.

Best of luck to Dr. Jo! Her fierce determination is paying off, what a woman!

I've been waiting for this update for months! Warms my heart to see her do so well. I hope she will regain her normal, or as close as possible, normal voice again. I wish this amazing family all the very best ❤️❤️

Amazing lady. Most don’t survive. She has thrived.

How incredible the entire family is!!!

Wow, I like watching stories like this. It helps me deal with the difficult things that I have in my life in a more positive attitude. My Mom became paralyzed, and it's really a big change for me. So, I like seeing other families find ways to make it through tragedies.

What an inspiration she is to overcome situations and achieve goals, especially with good care and support from those who love you!

How horrifying to have a clear thinking mind but no way to communicate

Great story! She is Amazing! My mom had a stroke & lost her speech, I remember how hard it was to understand her. How she tried to be understood and her frustration. I'd love to hear how life is going for her. Aloha.

Wonderful woman! So impressed. She'll do it!

there is a purpose in everything. So glad the husband didnt run but got something out of the situation....humbling

what an incredible woman. She is still far more intelligent that I could ever dream to be!!!

Dr Jo You are amazing! You’ve made soo much progress. You should be proud of yourself! Just stay strong! You will accomplish Your goals👍🏻👏🏻💪🏻🤗💕💕💕💕💕

I think she can beat this.

What a remarkable lady and a very supportive hubby!!

What an incredible woman and her hubby to... with her courage and determination.... I truly believe she will accomplish all her goals and dreams.... Canada has you in our hearts...

What a woman!, a superwoman!, she scares me!, wish I had a modicum of the energy and determination she has.

Great story of courage, love and determination!

What a moving documentary. She is lucky to be able to be surrounded by such understanding, patient and loving people. I wish them all much success and love in the future

When i was in high school i started having these weird episodes where i passed out a couple of times and for a little while i could think of the words to say but i couldn’t get them out. it was the weirdest feeling and i still to this day have no idea what it was. it hasn’t happened in a very long time, but i had just gone through some very big life changes at the time and i feel as though that was my body/ brain’s way of dealing with it. Bless her. she’s a walking miracle. i didn’t think people could survive these kinds of events.

God bless you and your family, you have such courage. I will pray you heal completely You have a wonderful family. Thank you for sharing something so personal, painful, and emotionally difficult. God bless you keep you and your family safe and. well. 💖🙏🙋‍♀️

Keep going Dr Jo, you are a shining star!

What a great family. So happy she is improving. 💙

Wow! She got back to work. That’s amazing!

It really struck me when she said speech/words = power. I have intermittent muteness due to disability and sometimes communicate with an assisted communication app on my iPad. When trying to join in a conversation with more than one person where I can't type fast enough to keep up with the conversation or when trying to communicate with someone who is not patient enough to wait for me to type or who cannot understand the computer generated voice on my iPad, then I feel helpless and like my power and even part of my personhood is taken away from me. I live with frustration a lot but Still, I know I don't experience the extent of frustration that this lady must feel. It's wonderful to see her gradual improvement and I imagine how much she must have to put into achieving it

She's such a strong person, a wonderful mother and wife. I'm so proud of her and so happy to see her being able to spend time at work and with Conner more. I can see the immense progress she has made thus far and she looks much happier. I know she will continue to improve with each day, she is so amazing and persistent :)

What an amazing husband she has. So so lucky. May God Bless him and this family.....

What an incredible human being to not hide and disappear with so much difficulty facing her. She is so strong. Something we could all watch and live by. That takes a lot of courage and strength to power on like that!

I would love to see an update. May all your wishes and dreams come true, Dr Scott. I'm right there with Mr Brit, I would also be afraid to put myself out there fearing what people would think. But you push yourself to reach yet another amazing goal. Your bravery and determination amaze and inspire me to fight for my own dreams.

keep on doing this amazing story's about people I love watching these kinds of videos 😀

Much respect to anyone recovering from brain damage. Especially the initial phase requires so much patience. Forming new synapses is hard and takes so much time... and just moving your hand drains all your mental energy before it becomes automatic again. I'm happy to see she was partially able to come back to her old job. And most important, bond with her son.

Yes! Good for you, Dr. Scott. So glad to see you doing so well here.

She's an inspiration!

my god i am so lucky my avm happened on my right hand side so only my left side ain't working but have hemianopsy and still can speak jo you great

Yes yes yes i knew it she would be back at work, so happy it gonna be better and better , this woman will be on ted ex good dr jo scott !!!! Woaw when did Connor grow up?!!!

What a nightmare for you Jo to struggle with your speech when you know what you want to say. You are amazing ...so inspirational

when I saw the first video on Jo, I was mainly just thinkin about her simularities with my mum who also had a brain bleed (and sadly passed after her second one). Now I am honestly so happy to see she has a job! good job Dr Jo Scott, you are a remarkable woman that everyone can look up to!

Thank you so much for the follow up to the original. Dr. Scott is amazing and inspirational!💜

Also, Dr. Scott is left handed - a true genius.

What an amazing lady she is and so strong mentally to keep going and not been scared ov anything,And such an amazing husband too what's stuck by her and kept his little family strong and together,I wish them many years iv happiness together ❤️💙💙

What a courageous woman.

I want to hold her in my arms, telling her that everything is going to be ok, because I really believe it is! Just nobody give up on her, including you, yourself Jo. The improvement in your general demina and speech is SO evident in this video! You go Jo! xxx

What an amazing charming woman and husband ❣and cute child❣unfair that helthy people with evrything going for them can suddenly get something like this..I wish her family all the best ! They are so amazing! 😍😍😍Thanks for sharing this video ❤💗❤❣

Bless them. I can’t imagine what she is going through. It must feel like being trapped in your own head somewhat. Good on her husband for standing strong by her & for praising her for her strength. That is SO important I’m sure. Ugh this breaks my heart I just wish the best for them & for her to keep progressing & being able to communicate how she needs to ♥️ ♥️

Thank you for sharing, Dr Jo. You are good inspiration. God bless you! Hugs.

Strong strong woman!

The progress she made during this video was amazing!

What a warrior! I think I would have tapped out long time ago.

made me want to cry.. all the best to Jo and her family

She is so beautiful also n beautiful family. God bless them 🙏🏽😊

I just love this story! I remember watching this from the first upload (basically the first 3/4 of this video) and I cannot wait to see where Jo and her family go from here. I can TOTALLY see improvement from the start of the video to the end and I am rooting for her 100%! Edit: I posted my comment once the "later" half of the video began, but before I had seen the clip where she goes back to work.... YAY! So happy for her!! She should start a blog or something to share her progress :)

She seems like such a classy lady...

It’s been sometime since I’ve seen this particular episode. I think part of it is because I had some friends who had speech impairment as Joe did. So I don’t exactly remember how she obtained hers I want to know how apraxia works so as soon as I did a search, it came up on this video, and I watch the entire thing. Then, years later, quite a few years later, my Nan had a stroke, a small one, but a lot of the symptoms she says. Is somewhat similar to what my Nan is dealing with! Not this severe, but give me an idea as to what to expect when my Nan had a stroke, washing it with the experience of having to not only see my Nan, but before that. In between the publication of this video and my not having a stroke around Christmas time of 2022, my dad‘s younger brothers mother-in-law I had a stroke, and this was very much the case for her and still is the case for her to this day so when I watch the video right now, all I can say is hats off to her husband! I hope that I can find myself a husband as honorable and as dedicated as he is. I also want to say that if it wasn’t a literal whole oceans separating us, and if I lived in New Zealand, I would’ve popped over to Joe’s place to tell her that she isn’t alone no really helped me understand a lot and I can’t say thank you enough.

I was born Terri Birt I wonder if we are related . my family was originally from England. your wife is amazing

I hope she helps others

What an amazing lady

This same thing killed my great grandmother and almost killed my grandmother. Years later after having my second and last son, I learned that we have a genetic disorder that produces faulty connective tissue (Collagen) in the whole body. It causes so many different issues. My youngest son has suffered so much in his life because of this disorder as have I, and not many Dr's have a clue what it is. It's called Ehlers Danlos Syndrome. There are many different types.

Amazing and beautifully hopeful, thank you 😍💞🙌

had a brain bleed this year, too. It is hard, but I'm already back to work. the loosing motor functions are really hard to deal with, was an athlete and very active person before.

Such an amazing woman, so incredibly strong and determined! Your speech has come such a long way. I wonder if you have used a voice-output augmentative alternative communication (AAC) device? For example, here in the States we have Tobii/ Dynavox and Prentke- Romich, both companies with great options for individuals with difficulty speaking clearly or for lengths of time.

great video, great story, thank you for making this, please continue the work.

Im Happy she is trying n the bby gets 2 hear her voice ☺️

God bless her wonderful Husband for STAYING, when many a man would've run for the hills!

She's amazing and I wish her and her family all the best, but may I suggest learning sign language? I know it's not perfect but it does help a lot of people.

Is this a repeat or does it give us an update at the end? I remember watching this months ago. Is anything new added at the end?

You are an inspiration ma'am!!

You are an amazing family. The love you share shines. Thank you for caring enough to share your story with us. You are all brave and fearless! I will carry your story with me!

There are lots of options for augmentative and alternative communication strategies used to assist children and young people who have communication issues due to disabilities such as ASD or cerebral palsy. I wonder if any of these strategies and devices could help?

I had an AVM when I was born, my brain swelled up so much that they had to take a small piece of my brain out.

Amazing family .

Can't keep a good woman down. I have so much respect for Joe.

Keep kicking butt! :)

Why not trying sign language? Might be a silly question, but ASL seems like it would help her frustration to Not be able to communicate.

You are so amazing!!!!!

You are a strong Kiwi lady, Jo! You're also very lucky to have such a supportive husband who loves you unconditionally :o)