Life after stroke

Stroke affects everybody differently, and it is difficult to say how much of a recovery is possible. Many stroke survivors experience the most dramatic recovery during their stay in hospital in the weeks after their stroke.

But many stroke survivors continue to improve over a longer time, sometimes over a number of years. Their recovery is in fact a long period of rehabilitation, as they learn to deal with the effects the stroke has had on them.

Rehabilitation is about getting back to normal life and living as independent a life as possible. It involves taking an active approach to ensuring that life goes on for people who have had a stroke. This can mean helping them to acquire new skills or relearn old ones. It may involve helping them adapt to the limitations caused by stroke. Or it can mean helping them find social, emotional and practical support.

This section explains the wide range of activity that contributes to rehabilitation. It sets out:

It also gives information about getting support in the wider community, including services offered by the Stroke Association, and getting back to day-to-day life.

If stroke has had an impact on your life and you would like to help us support others affected by stroke, you can visit the fundraising and campaigns sections of our website.

Life After Stroke by Stroke Association

 

Read our publications:
Life after stroke
Life after stroke - Welsh
The road to recovery
The Road to Recovery - Welsh

Useful organisations:
Different Strokes
Headway
Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
College of Occupational Therapists

Relate's free online counselling service

 

 

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