We would like to hear your stories of stroke recovery. It can be journal writing, poetry, essay, or anything with a beginning, middle, and end.
Your comments on your recovery are important to those that are coming behind you. These "new" stroke heroes look to you for support. Your words of encouragement could make a huge... Read more
Stroke Awareness Month is almost over for another year but stroke recovery always continues. I am a Stroke Peer Visitor at my local rehabilitation hospital. The question I am most often asked from patients is, "When will I get better?"
The answer is always an open ended one, "We don't know for sure." This answer, although sounding... Read more
I'm Cleo Hutton, a nurse, author, speaker, stroke hero, and advocate for other stroke heroes and their families.
Life is not a bed of roses. Among those beautiful and delicate roses are many thorns. I had a sudden devastating stroke at the age of 43. Over the years I have learned that it is not what we do in life that... Read more
STROKE: From Patient to Person AgainAfter a stroke, how do we put the pieces of our lives back together again?We use our INTELLECT
Immediate therapy
Nurture ourselvesTeam approach
Emotional stability
Learn our health issues
Love
Elect to set goals
Change
Time
How do we move forward?
One small step at a time
Keep a record of your... Read more
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