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It’s National Grief Awareness Week (December 2-8). ❤️&zwj;🩹

After a stroke, there is a lot of grief... and it lasts... Many people expect you to “get over it”. And many people expect you to be jolly during December… But som

TODAY is #WorldStrokeDay!

Some #Stroke Facts:

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 them make a full recovery.

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#StrokeAwarenessMonth is coming up May 1! Tag a #StrokeSurvivor!

Some #Stroke Facts:

🚨 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.
 
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🎨 'Art Heals Pain' 🎭
is a major theme in
The Great Now What!

Art is a healing force in the world. Did you know that March is when Creative Arts Therapies Week (CATs Week) happens? (March 17–23) CATs Week is an annual celebration of creative

Reading the fantastic book ‘Identity Theft’ by stroke survivor Debra Meyerson (co-founder of @strokeonward) and came across this incredibly insightful quote about stroke recovery. This is a BRILLIANT assessment of the first few years aft

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