I remember the first few times I got on this stroke network being shocked to see that people were talking about their strokes like it was yesterday, and it turned out they were talking about something that happened ten years ago. That was when my husband was only a couple months post-stroke. Now being a year out, I totally understand it, and I am just the caregiver, not the one who suffered the stroke. I don't doubt that I will still be talking about it ten years from now, too. It's that big a thing in your life. And anyone who hasn't been touched closely by stroke will probably not understand. Luckily, my children and closest siblings let me ramble on when I need to. It would be very difficult if they didn't. I feel for anyone who doesn't have that support system, be it stroke survivor or caregiver. This stroke site has survived for a reason -- there are people here who understand. That's why I keep coming back.
