stroke facts for patients

“The impossible just takes a little longer.” –Art Berg

The perfect quote for recovery.  To put with the doctor telling you that after 6 months you won’t see as much progress.  Laugh in his face or drool if it’s the best you can do. 

Many people see bigger gains after the first 6 months.  A friend of mine had a massive stroke last year and has succeeded in breaking all the rules.  Her biggest stride was when?  After the first 6 months.  Mine was when?  After the first 6 months. 

When was yours?  Has it happened yet?  If not, don’t give up…“the impossible just takes a little longer.”

So how do you keep your chin up while working toward your goal?  I mean, it’s hard when you’re not progressing as fast as you think you should and easy to get negative and depressed.

Here’s a trick you might want to try!  A friend of mine got me hooked on making a grateful journal.  It helped me a lot!  Still does.

Admittedly, there were days when it was difficult to think, much less understand the question, but she would ask me the 6 questions and she’d fill in the blanks, since she knew me well enough to know what I was probably going to say.  It got really funny at times.

So why does it help?  It helps because your emotions are your biggest enemy.  They can’t be trusted any more than a snake with a rat.  Our emotions make us think things are worse than they really are. 

The grateful journal helps you look beyond your emotions (with a heck of a lot of effort sometimes) and look for the positive and good things going on around you.

So, here’s the game plan.  Grab a notebook or tape recorder.  If you’re not able to write and don’t have a tape recorder  have a friend ask the questions and record them for you. 

Make sure they are recorded in some form or other.  Your journal will be a great inspiration to you down the road.

Here’s the questions:

1.  What surprised you today?
2.  What touched you “?
3.  What inspired you today?
4.  What are you grateful for today?
5.  What did you learn today?
6.  What are you proud of yourself for today?

Give it a shot and see how it helps improve your attitude, which in turn will help speed your recovery!

Never surrender!  Never give up!

Yo

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