Today marks my three year anniversary of my stroke.No flowers,no cake,no anniversary dinner.Just the understading my life will never be the same.I try to look at the good things.
Three years ago I was in the hospital with tubes in me and I could not talk.Now I can talk but my aphasia is there.I can say with first hand knowledge it could be far worse.
Two years ago I started to dive again and I could go to the store I could drive to Brooks.That made a of world of difference.
One year ago I moved into our new house and I started to walk. A lot.
So I try to focus on what I gained(new friends,healthy diet) and not what I lost.
After two weeks in the hospital I was transferred to Brooks rehab .There I spent two weeks of speech, physical and occupational therapy before I was sent home for outpatient therapy . After I was home Brooks offers an outpatient service that is outstanding. I can ‘t say enough about Brooks. Everybody that I saw was fabulous Most insurance only covers a set amount of visits for outpatient services, mine was twelve. After that you are on your own.Twelve one hour visits is not enough. I can not explain what Aphasia feels like, I can not find words(I still have my sense humor). Luckily Brooks offers a Aphasia Center where people with aphasia can go two times a week. There others with Aspasia meet and talk a about various things.
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