It’s been 10 years since I had a stroke. A whole decade. That’s about 1/4 of my life. That’s 10 years of walking with a cane, being an emotional basket case, and being disabled.
I’m now married 21 years, my kids are teenagers, and I’m “retired.” Things sure are different. When I first came home from the hospital, I thought this day was far away.
And here I am in the blink of an eye. I thought once I could walk and talk, my stroke recovery was done. It’s only just begun… As a younger person in the stroke survivor demographic, I have a lot of living to do.
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