hi mate saddened to hear your news mate

my auntie had a few strokes and must say its a battle
just be prepared to be very supportive , as its such a horrible thing to happen both mentally and physically also

my auntie suffered two minor strokes very close together ,which in all fairness werent really that bad , she did loose some movement down her right side and her speech was slightly slurred
just as she was recovering she suffered another bigger more serious stroke which was much worse ( common to suffer more than one stroke be warned)
this left her unable to walk unaided (sticks) and limited movement !!!

she went through the emotions as you would expect .... anger,upset,guilt
feeling sorry for herself etc etc
one day had a chat with her and we both decided to see if we could at least get her to walk unaided !!

motivation sorted she moved in with us and me and my family helped her

started slowly with little things like the tennis ball exercise as she had no grip at all in one hand
i bought a tennis ball and drilled a big hole in it so it was easier to squeeze !!
gave her the ball and told her to execise by squeezing as hard as she could
within 2 months she could pick a biro up and hold it no probs!!!
that was the key for her mentally as she knew she had improved

in a nutshell in 3 years we had her walking and would say 70% recovered

just make sure you are SUPPORTIVE , AND KEEEP HIM MOTIVATED AND EXERCISED OTHERWISE ITS A DOWNWARD SPIRAL!!!

and any probs feel free to pm me no worries
its all down to motivation and exercise but your dad will have to WANT it for himself also

stick with it mate its a toughy but there is light at end of tunnel


good luck fella