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Life After Stroke Blog
Stroke recovery is challenging for all, including the survivors and their caregivers. In this blog you will find useful articles and resources that will help you stay mentally and physically healthy in life after stroke.
Featured Articles
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Ambiguous Grief After Stroke: What It Is and How to Cope
After stroke, grief can show up in unexpected ways. Ambiguous grief is the feeling of missing who someone was, who you were, or how life used to feel while learning to cope with a changed life.
June 11, 2026
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The Psychology of Hope: How Caregivers Help Shape Stroke Recovery Outcomes
From small goals to quiet encouragement, caregivers help rebuild hope after stroke and influence how recovery unfolds.
November 20, 2025
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Will It Happen Again? How to Manage the Fear of a Second Stroke and Take Steps to Prevent It
1 in 4 stroke survivors face another stroke, but up to 80% are preventable. Learn how to manage the fear and take control of your recovery.
August 30, 2025
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How to Ask for Support When You’re a Stroke Caregiver
Learn simple ways to request help at work, from doctors, family, and community so you can care for your loved one without burning out.
August 4, 2025
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How to Ask for Support After a Stroke—at Work, at Home, and Everywhere in Between
Learn simple ways to request help—at work, school, the clinic, and at home—so stroke survivors can thrive during recovery.
July 31, 2025
Emotional Changes After a Stroke
Stroke recovery isn’t just physical. Learn how to manage the emotional changes that often come after.
May 23, 2024
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Mental Wellbeing
Confidence After Stroke: The Quiet Rebuilding
Exploring how stroke can shake your confidence—and gentle ways to start rebuilding trust in yourself again.
January 8, 2026
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Mental Wellbeing
Intimacy After Stroke: Navigating Fear, Fragility, and Body Changes
Explores the quiet fears many survivors and partners carry about intimacy after stroke, including feeling vulnerable in a changed body and unsure what is medically safe.
January 5, 2026
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Helpful resources
Mental Wellbeing
Preparing for the Holidays After Stroke
The holidays may look different after stroke. Learn simple ways to reduce sensory overload, honor your energy limits, and care for your mental health while still staying connected to the people and traditions you love.
December 1, 2025
For Caregivers
The Psychology of Hope: How Caregivers Help Shape Stroke Recovery Outcomes
From small goals to quiet encouragement, caregivers help rebuild hope after stroke and influence how recovery unfolds.
November 20, 2025
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Your Donation in Action
Caregiver
Survivor Fund Grantee
“The Stroke Survivor Foundation is an amazing organization that provided us assistance when we needed it most. It allowed my husband to attend private physical therapy sessions weekly, for 90 minutes, when our insurance would not cover it. The application process was easy and stress-free.
We are so grateful to the Stroke Survivor Foundation for choosing us and we encourage any stroke survivor in need to apply.
Stroke Survivor
Hazel
“I had a cerebellar stroke at 42yo, that affected my ability to walk. With the grant received from The Stroke Foundation I was able to get more physical therapy at a innovative clinic where the therapists are working with me in intensive sessions to help me learn to walk again.
It's motivating me and giving me hope to do things I never thought I could do again!
Stroke Survivor
Benjamin
“After having a stroke in 2022, I have been doing therapy in various places to regain mobility and speech. Having the opportunity to work with the team at UCF and their aphasia program was great, and then to find out that the application for assistance with the funding from the Stroke Survivor Fund for the program was successful,
felt like receiving a warm hug!
