ncouragement. It is important for them to have someone who they can confide in and can keep them active within their limits and gradually increase this activity daily.

They may be embarrassed at first to be around anyone other than family .Encourage activity outside the home. Plan

If you or someone you know has been affected by a stroke it changes a lifestyle in many ways. A stroke victim will need emotional and physical support and encouragement during their journey back to health. This will be a trying time for all and a good support system is key in order to make a fast and good recovery.

During this time it will be an emotional rollercoaster for all. Lifestyle changes can be very devastating for the stroke victim and family member’s. The stroke victim goes from meeting their own needs to having to depend on someone else to meet these needs for them.

Depression comes with these changes because they feel that they have become a burden and are useless. The stroke victim needs continual encouragement and confidence building in order to recover to the fullest level they can obtain. It is important for both victim and caregiver to have someone they can confide in for emotional stability

Physical therapy will be hard at first and depressing for both the stroke victim and the caregiver. The therapist will be qualified to do their utmost to get them back to their on their feet with exercises and encouragement. It is important for them to have someone who they can confide in and can keep them active within their limits and gradually increase this activity daily.

They may be embarrassed at first to be around anyone other than family .Encourage activity outside the home. Plan

ake a fast and good recovery.

During this time it will be an emotional rollercoaster for all. Lifestyle changes can be very devastating for the stroke victim and family member’s. The stroke victim goes from meeting their own needs to having to depend on someone else to meet these needs for them.

Depression comes with these changes because they feel that they have become a burden and are useless. The stroke victim needs continual encouragement and confidence building in order to recover to the fullest level they can obtain. It is important for both victim and caregiver to have someone they can confide in for emotional stability

Physical therapy will be hard at first and depressing for both the stroke victim and the caregiver. The therapist will be qualified to do their utmost to get them back to their on their feet with exercises and encouragement. It is important for them to have someone who they can confide in and can keep them active within their limits and gradually increase this activity daily.

They may be embarrassed at first to be around anyone other than family .Encourage activity outside the home. Plan

eeds for them.

Depression comes with these changes because they feel that they have become a burden and are useless. The stroke victim needs continual encouragement and confidence building in order to recover to the fullest level they can obtain. It is important for both victim and caregiver to have someone they can confide in for emotional stability

Physical therapy will be hard at first and depressing for both the stroke victim and the caregiver. The therapist will be qualified to do their utmost to get them back to their on their feet with exercises and encouragement. It is important for them to have someone who they can confide in and can keep them active within their limits and gradually increase this activity daily.

They may be embarrassed at first to be around anyone other than family .Encourage activity outside the home. Plan

caregiver to have someone they can confide in for emotional stability

Physical therapy will be hard at first and depressing for both the stroke victim and the caregiver. The therapist will be qualified to do their utmost to get them back to their on their feet with exercises and encouragement. It is important for them to have someone who they can confide in and can keep them active within their limits and gradually increase this activity daily.

They may be embarrassed at first to be around anyone other than family .Encourage activity outside the home. Plan

ncouragement. It is important for them to have someone who they can confide in and can keep them active within their limits and gradually increase this activity daily.

They may be embarrassed at first to be around anyone other than family .Encourage activity outside the home. Plan fun little activities with family members at first then include others as their confidence level increases. Help them to set goals daily and celebrate some way when that goal in met .

The stroke victim needs to realize that their life is not over it has only changed .Help them to find simpler ways of accomplishing tasks for themselves. This journey to recovery can be a rewarding experience for both the victim and the caregiver. Both may find a simpler way to live life to the fullest and discover strengths they never knew they had .Life is not over it has only taken a different direction.