stroke facts for patients

Anyone can give up, it’s the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart, that’s true strength.- unknown
Last week I received a happy birthday note from a friend who helped take care of me a few months after my last stroke, when [...]

“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 [...]

This is absolutely brilliant!  I came across this video on mirror therapy in a post by someone in the Heart and Stroke group at Facebook.   If you’re having problems with your hands or feet, you’ve gotta check into using mirror therapy.   Enjoy!

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Stroke rehabilitation is an essential part of stroke recovery. This page will help you see stroke rehabilitation as a starting point for stroke recovery, and the road to getting your life back.

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Stroke Patients Being Helped By Nintendo Wii /wiiwelt.com
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Let’s say you’re bored out of your skull with the side-effects of your stroke and you just need a challenge.  Why not work on your speech.
It’s been seven years since my last series of strokes and I still have a hard time with my s’s when I’m tired.  So how about practising a sentence I [...]

I fell a lot after my strokes.  Partly due to the stroke and partly due to the stroke giving me dystonia (a neurological illness that causes involuntary muscle movements).
Despite the fact that falling hurts and we swear we’ll eventually break a hip, there’s no point in getting depressed over it.
Instead, turn it into a sport!  [...]

It’s your first time in public since your stroke.  Your body is still a little funny.  You look a bit like the Leaning Tower of Pisa and now and then - you still drool a little.
You round a corner of an aisle at Walmart being careful not to fall down.  A little girl about [...]