Thank you for sharing! I can't wait to read your book!
I was 29 when I had my stroke and I am almost 3 years out from it now. No physical issues other than fatigue. I struggle with short term memory loss, slow thinking, and aphasia. Some days I just can't function and I have a hard time dealing with letting yet another unsuccessful day pass by. I feel guilty for wasting this "gift" I was given and it causes a lot of anxiety.
How do you deal with letting some days pass by without feeling bad for wasting it?
I've also had a hard time explaining to people that on the outside I look fine and the same, but on the inside I'm not the person I was before. I can remember how my brain worked before my stroke but it doesn't work like that anymore. It's just... different. Most of the time people don't understand and I just roll with "if you were in my head you would get it."
How do you explain this to people without sounding crazy?
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Thank you for sharing! I can't wait to read your book!
I was 29 when I had my stroke and I am almost 3 years out from it now. No physical issues other than fatigue. I struggle with short term memory loss, slow thinking, and aphasia. Some days I just can't function and I have a hard time dealing with letting yet another unsuccessful day pass by. I feel guilty for wasting this "gift" I was given and it causes a lot of anxiety.
How do you deal with letting some days pass by without feeling bad for wasting it?
I've also had a hard time explaining to people that on the outside I look fine and the same, but on the inside I'm not the person I was before. I can remember how my brain worked before my stroke but it doesn't work like that anymore. It's just... different. Most of the time people don't understand and I just roll with "if you were in my head you would get it."
How do you explain this to people without sounding crazy?
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