We all deal with setbacks in our lives. In fact, we are in large part defined by them. Some are the results of our actions and decisions; some are the winds of fate.
Recovery of any sort is subject to setbacks. A linear progression of recovery from stroke to wellness is rare. Each of us can describe a different set of them, and no two strokes are alike. You cannot anticipate them specifically. That is their nature. But you can anticipate that you will have setbacks. In my case, drug reactions and orthopedic issues with my shoulder were the issues. In another case I know, getting through a re-education course for math took a huge amount of work. Falls, illness (which in my view is separate from a stroke), losing the gains temporarily of muscular control that had been achieved, a second (or third) stroke, are all setbacks to be overcome.
And then there is the mental side. You have to keep up your mental attitude. A decline in your attitude alone can produce a setback. Suddenly it is just too much to do the work. It all seems dark. All seems hopeless.
You have to find it within yourself to continue. Continue, and believe. Everyone – stroke victim or not – has to deal with setbacks, in every part of life. Stroke is just more obvious and immediate for a long time.
Believe you are not alone. Believe.
