Key Lessons to Learn…Together
When people have a Stroke they cannot speak at first. Maybe they were a "great speaker" before or talk in a "soft voice". But no matter what they were before...now they are "listeners" again. Like a "child being guided through life" for the very first time.
Starting on Day 1 those around them are constantly talking because as family or caregivers you care. But the familiar voice that you need to hear from us is gone. The sounds or grunts we make you do not recognize. So you do what naturally comes next...making plans and decisions on our behalf as best as you can. We both are in "uncharted territory" for sure and it is why we need each other. But it takes you making the "first step" before I walk out the door of a hospital. Then on to the "next step".
Both of us have the rehabilitation of our minds and body. But it starts with "Step 1" that we both need to focus on. You slow your mind down to a pedestrian pace which may be painful at the start. But once it happens it gets easier to do in time. We need all your love shown as best possible shown to us. As a Stroke Survivor to know you are out there "talking back to us" by reading to us. Nothing else matters at that point because all control of everything has been lost.
Given up the tragic circumstances that we are now in...together. But with a "teamwork approach" you will be able to figure things out..."one step" at a time. You see adversity introduces us all to ourselves again. We all are a "Survivor" of something. So "teamwork" in all facets of this game is needed to get through this "uncertain time".
While it does take a lot of "work and perseverance" the benefits can be life changing. The biggest one is you have the freedom to "make a choice" to help another...it is not easy to do. But you did. So when you look at this picture you will want to "focus on the mountain" but instead cast your gaze on "the tree". That is our first and best step...together. Because no one is in "control of this situation"...neither you nor me. This is my premise for writing and sharing this book to the world.