good stuff happening
Things are changing for me and I want to share them with my fellow survivors and their families. I am almost 6 years post-stroke. I have left side hemiparesis. Lately, I've been exercising more(walking and exercise bike),stretching out my arm and hand more regularly, and getting better sleep. Also, I am FINALLY on a cocktail of antidepressants that seems to be working for me. Recently I have been able to use my left arm and hand more (for assisting the right hand; I'm right handed) and I am able to relax Mr Lefty (as I affectionately refer to my left hand) more and am able to attempt and sometimes succeed at doing things with my left hand that my PTs and OTs used to urge me to do but I just couldn't seem to do it, and gave up trying after a while. Anyway, I wanted to encourage folks that this recovery thing is a LONG term process and to never give up hope...I certainly had.
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