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Your Stroke Journey
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Your stroke journey begins the minute you have your stroke and covers your individual recovery. The aim of recovery is to become as independent as possible within the limitations of the stroke.
It is probably unrealistic to expect that everything will go back to exactly the way it was before your stroke. Everybody’s recovery is different. No two strokes are the same
- some people make a complete or near recovery within weeks or months
- about half will take months to years to gradually achieve or near complete recovery
- less than a third will not make a full recovery
We have divided the journey into 4 sections. Within each section you will find more detailed information:-
Acute Phase
Your stroke journey begins the minute you have your stroke. Care during your acute phase/early recovery is crucial and diagnosis and tests and medical treatment all begin here. Once you are stabilised, assessed and investigated a decision will be made as to how you progress along the stroke journey.
Rehabilitation
The aim of rehabilitation is to become as independent as possible within the limitations of the stroke. It can be time limited and provided in hospital or community setting. It requires you and the health professionals in the stroke team to work together.
Coming To Terms
After a period of recovery life will start to settle down and coming to terms with having had a stroke will become more important. This is the emotional recovery from stroke.
Moving On
It is important to move on and try and get the most out of life and find ways around restrictions imposed by your stroke.
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