Resources

Pre-Stroke
Six Rural Writers - Thoughts on writing and life

Fall is in the air, the heater is running in the home - "rainy days and Monday's always get me down," as Karen Carpenter sang back in the '70s. Autumn is actually my favorite time of year, but there are cold days that seem to dull the senses. After a hot summer, and busy family life, part of me is gung-ho to get back to business, but the other part is lazy and just wants some hot tea and a comfy blanket.

    

Stroke Recovery
American Stroke Organization

Defeating stroke is a superpower. As a trusted resource in your post-stroke journey, our new step-by-step videos have helpful tips on making common activities a little easier.

    

Stroke Recovery
A Timeline of Stroke Recovery

It’s imperative for caregivers and patients to understand that stroke recovery can be a slow-moving and uncertain process. Depending on the severity and the location of the stroke, doctors, nurses, and therapists can only estimate the response of each individual patient.

    

Stroke Recovery
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

The mission of NINDS is to seek fundamental knowledge about the brain and nervous system and to use that knowledge to reduce the burden of neurological disease for all people.

    

Post-stroke writing
Patti’s Porch

IT IS MY PLEASURE TO WELCOME AUTHOR JEROLYN LOCKHART TO PATTI’S PORCH. JEROLYN IS MY WRITING PARTNER AND A GOOD FRIEND WHO SHARES THIS PIECE AS HER FIRST WRITTEN WORK IN A PUBLIC VENUE SINCE HER STROKE THREE YEARS AGO THIS MONTH.

    

Post-stroke writing
The Over 50 Writer

Three years ago at this time, I was lying in a hospital bed, unable to take care of myself in the most basic ways. I had had a stroke in the left side of my brain, the part that controls speech, language, writing, logic, and organization…the parts important to a writer, as well as the right side of the body.