To me it's all about acceptance and not wanting to be identified or singled out for your disability, which for a stroke survivor, many times takes the physical form of being uncoordinated, awkward, or even "spastic". remember as a kid and kids are the worse about teasing or making fun of someone different, whether it was the way someone walked, looked , spoke or dressed for that matter.. Survivors of cancer, heart surgery, etc.. don't normally bear those physical handicaps. So there is sometimes a misguided shame about stroke that our society and culture helps create in our minds. Along the same lines as the "shame" of being unfit, overweight, or unathletic.
Is There an Elephant in the Room?
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To me it's all about acceptance and not wanting to be identified or singled out for your disability, which for a stroke survivor, many times takes the physical form of being uncoordinated, awkward, or even "spastic". remember as a kid and kids are the worse about teasing or making fun of someone different, whether it was the way someone walked, looked , spoke or dressed for that matter.. Survivors of cancer, heart surgery, etc.. don't normally bear those physical handicaps. So there is sometimes a misguided shame about stroke that our society and culture helps create in our minds. Along the same lines as the "shame" of being unfit, overweight, or unathletic.
Tom