Your future with a neurological injury
Your doctors might tell you that you only have 6 months to a year to see recovery, this is not our experience. We have seen that stroke survivors keep improving as long as they keep working at recovery. We have seen improvement even after 10 years. A neurological injury is unlike any other injury. You won’t see full recovery in 6 months like you have come to expect for orthopedic injuries. Neurological recovery should be measured by years not months.
Full recovery is possible but only will dedication to completing your daily therapies. If you give up on your recovery, you will not continue to improve.
about your brain
Your brain is divided into two different sides, the left and the right. The left side controls the right side of your body, language, and logic (math). The right side controls the left side of your body and your awareness of the world around you. If you have a clot or bleed in the right side of your brain, you can expect to have the left side of your body paralyzed and probably won’t struggle with aphasia (a brain disorder where you struggle to access language) but you are more likely to struggle with being impulsive, vision issues, situational awareness, and also processing things that happen around you. If your clot or bleed was on the left side, you can expect your right side of your body to be paralyzed and also there is a good chance that you will have trouble with language and math.
Stay Motivated!
It is exceptionally difficult but if you desire a full recovery, you must keep up routine of daily exercises. Many survivors benefit from support groups which provide motivation.
Never compare your recovery to another survivor, everyone’s injury is different. Their injury could be in a totally different part of their brain making it so different things were impacted and how quickly someone was able to get help will greatly impact their level of damage. Find inspiration from others’ improvements but never worry that you aren’t keeping up.
