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Documentary subject @maggiewhittum is excited to be speaking at this @strokeonward event on Thursday November 21!

THE STROKE MONOLOGUES

The Stroke Monologues is a moving collection of performed monologues that express the diverse, personal, and pro

#WorldStrokeDay is coming up on October 29! Tag a #StrokeSurvivor!

Some #StrokeFacts:

In the USA
Someone has a stroke every 40 seconds.

Stroke kills 2x as many women as breast cancer.

There are over 7 million stroke survivors.
 
Only 10% of

Did you know that the unemployment rate for people with disabilities is DOUBLE that of non-disabled people?

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month! Learn more about NDEAM at the US Department of Labor website: https://www.dol.gov/

September is #PainAwareness month in the US. Chronic Pain can be very hard for others to grasp. It’s easy to be disbelieved, misunderstood and misdiagnosed. Up 20% of #StrokeSurvivors may develop central post stroke pain. This pain is also call

Today is #WorldSuicidePreventionDay.

Many stroke survivors struggle with depression #PostStroke. Stroke patients experience suicidal thoughts more than people with other illnesses like heart attack, diabetes, and cancer.

If you are feeling down, r

September is #PainAwareness month in the US.

Up 20% of #StrokeSurvivors may develop central post #Stroke pain. This pain is also called #Neuropathy or #NervePain. @maggiewhittum created this painting to describe the constant nerve pain in her affec

It’s OK to be sad. 🩷

It’s OK to be sad sometimes. Weeks, months, even years after your stroke or brain injury.

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July is #DisabilityPrideMonth

and

July 26th

marks the 34th anniversary of the passage of The #AmericansWithDisabilities Act!

“I wanna see feisty disabled people change the world”. A quote from the late Judy Heumman, internationally r

Recovery is… ongoing… sigh 😆

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Stroke recovery is very challenging. Remember to be kind to yourself!

Image description: on an iridescent background of transparent leaves, black texts reads “Be kind to yourself”

#Stroke #YoungStrokeSurvivor #StrokeRecovery #StrokeReha

YES. #Stroke #ChronicPain

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Who is tired? ✋✋✋

Many stroke survivors and other people with brain injuries deal with neurofatigue on a daily basis.

What is neurofatigue?

“Neurofatigue, neurological fatigue, or mental fatigue, is a decrease in concentration, focus, memory