Strategies to Thrive After Stroke

Even though you’ve had a stroke, it doesn’t mean your life is over. It just means some things might need to be done differently. While I haven’t had a stroke myself, I’ve met and worked with many stroke survivors who live very fulfilling and happy lives. In this video, I cover strategies you can use to live your best life after stroke!

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Time Stamps:
00:00 Intro
00:33 Believe in Yourself
01:06 Take Care of Your Body
01:51 Communicate
03:00 Do Things You Enjoy
03:52 Work Hard in Rehab
04:25 Find Resources
05:35 Support System
06:20 Be Kind to Yourself
07:13 Outro
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[andylim]

Being a stroke survivor for 7 years, I was so mentally strengthen, when I told my hospital therapist I will recover. The therapist challenge me by saying " do you know how many muscles you have to activate from the tip of your head to your toes " . It made me even more determined. Today, the current therapist told me to go home, to continue to work on your balance, as I m advance in the stage. I have a fractured femur in 2020, my affected leg is one each shorter. This will not stop me from reaching the best.

[beccapears]

i can't do anything as i did before my stroke!i love to cook, work in my yard and chop firewood, clean my house and I worked as a technical support agent. I have hobbies like gardening, working with wood, and making planters. i cant use the right side of my body. tell me what hope I have of having of a life worth living. i need constant supervision. i can't walk, use my right hand, nor can I stand safely. give me some that will give me hope of being me somehow. Please. your videos are good for anyone who has survived a typical stroke. what about us that has had our lives stripped from us? How do we make it through and find a way to continue on? that is what I'm looking for. and no one has a video for us. i may never recover much, but I want to enjoy each and every day I am allowed to see the sunshine. i am only 60 years old. i have a lot of living to do. i may be hopeless as far as the Drs think. my brain still works. it's my body that doesn't. Maybe some tools will help live me with only one hand, a way to stand safely. some tricks can't tell me that they arent available, where to find them. where to find people like me to talk with. i cant be the only one.

[greg]

It's amazing that you never had a stroke but you know exactly what we deal with thank you for this channel is very important to my recovery and I'm sure others thank you so much..

[dimills]

I am1yr on since my stroke. I can walk, and do so daily, do lots of chores myself but have periods of deep depression and reclusivity. All I want on days like that are to watch Netflix. Thak you so much for videos which I try daily.

[mikaj]

I have found that I still enjoy going out for drinks. It’s different now because my limit is two drinks BUT I still do enjoy getting out and being seen. It’s absolutely phenomenal.

[gajacooks]

I am 18 months post stroke was in rehab for 2 months had to learn to do everything again was in wheelchair
Now im
I had to really push myself daily i refused to feel sorry for myself and tell my family when they want to help me no let me first try and dont enable me to stay partially disabled.. i must do it myself.. and so far so good . Believe me it was not easy .. bit with every milestone achieved i felt so proud of myself it just motivated me to do more
And that it is possible
I am grateful beyond measure
Thank you for you videos
I went dancing over the weekend with my husband and daughter that felt great
A life of possibilities

[abilarzsantos]

im a stroke patient until now i recovered but not fully

[howardjones]

Do your best and pray daily it has helped me alot

[nicolasst-laurent]

Not long after I got a stroke, I wrote on my blog that it will make me a better human. I need to develop patience, humility and compassion. I don't define myself as a stroke survivor. Someone who survive from a plane crash for example won't define himself as a plane crash survivor. I got a stroke. My life get upside down. But it was what I needed to live. The important thing is what I will make from it. Some days are harder than other. But every day is different. Maybe tomorrow I will be in less pain or have less spasticity. Some folks train to run a marathon or climb a mountain. I train to walk better, to use my hand better, to be less spastic, to feel less pain. Maybe it's less impressive, but it got a big impact on my life. And I don't forget to laugh about my clumsyness. A laugh every day is garanteed !

[sajanninan]

I love the way you put things across. I wish I could just hug you right now. I really could not express myself. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[chanwhite]

thanks so much for the encouragement I really needed to hear this right now. I had a massive stroke that left me hemiplegic. thanks you are so sweet and motivating. you've made my heart smile. ♥️😍💓

[micheljolicoeur]

Hello, I was hit by two stroke fall 2016 and after the second one I heritate spaticity on my left arm, hand and leg with curving toes on the left foot and when walking my left side I walk on my heel it is frustrating to not be able to have a normal walking I am always using a quadripôle cane for security reason .After about 2 months in hospital they send me in readaptation center they kept me there for about 16 months and then the release me even if I was still with handicaps example for shower I need a bench to sit because I was not able to stand up and then the pandemia arrive I decided to take a daily walk when I first start I was walking about 500 feet and I had to rest for about 15minutes before I return home after couple of days I decided to try to walk little bit more and adding distance daily until I reach a total distance of one mile but I am doing it only when it nice weather no rain no snowing Now it is about 2 year’s I am doing it and I did help me to be able now taking my shower stand up without bench. in fall times when raining I am utilizing a indoor exercices bicycle and also in the winter because we’re I leave there is no sidewalk and waliking in the street is to risky it is to slippery but as soon the warmer weather comes back a t spring I restart my daily walking routine. So now my goal will be to try to walk outside without the cane and do the same one mile distance if this does not work at the beginning I will try to walk with walking stick on each hand. This last summer I get caught a few times by sudden rain the problem with this I can’t hold a cane and a umbrella with my right hand so I try to avoid going out when there is risk of rain . you are right the more we try to utilize the handicap member the better chance for us that the normal functions returned . even if it is a little step after a couple try it is getting to a graeat step .Good luck everyone don’t loose confidence if we don’t do it ourselves no one will do it for us and it will be longer to get back normal functionning. Best regards everyone !

[teresastuart]

I love you Elyse, I watch your videos daily they have helped me tremendously, their wonderful, Thank you.

[patricktrudeau]

That was an amazing video! Thank you 🙏 I feel very validated from it, thanks again.

[priscilladamon]

Tara you are a tonic..
Thank you.
IM down and out.1yr post echeamic stroke and

[tjharris]

For me independence is huge, so even if I can't do things exactly like I did before I do what I can by myself for myself. I also dink aound on the piano as a former and hopefully future guitar player like she said to sccratch that creative itch

[victoriatuibeo]

You're very inspiring! 😍🤩 God bless us always!

[danmartin]

Great video! I am learning so much. I will continue to watch and learn so I can get to my best life

[hemasookram]

I couldn’t have a convo without crying uncontrollably. I was never a cryer. When it happens I cannot turn it off but I’m trying

[octoberopal]

HI, I TRY TO KEEP GOING AND REMAIN POSITIVE!! I FIGURE I COULD BE MUCH, MUCH WORSE OFF THAN I AM NOW! I HAD A BRAIN-STEM STROKE THAT AFFECTED BOTH SIDES OF MY BODY BUT THE WORSE WAS ON MY DOMINATE SIDE-THE RIGHT! IT IS SOOOO HARD WITHOUT AS MUCH HELP AS I FEEL I NEED BUT I REMAIN THANKFUL FOR THE HELP I DO HAVE! I TRY TO REMEMBER THE HURDLES AND HARD THINGS I HAVE OVERCOME IN MY PAST AND JUST REMAIN TENACIOUS!