Being a caregiver can be emotionally rewarding and exhausting at the same time. As an entrepreneur, you have the skills to figure out what is missing in the market for this group, and how you can provide assistance.
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Being a caregiver can be emotionally rewarding and exhausting at the same time. As an entrepreneur, you have the skills to figure out what is missing in the market for this group, and how you can provide assistance.
Stroke survivors often have disabilities that require adjustments to their living environments. Stroke Recovery Foundation is sensitive to this and thought that it would be worthwhile to explore some of the issues.
Awareness of stroke is surprisingly quite shallow, particularly considering that roughly 1 million Americans suffer strokes per year. Though very often considered an old person’s disease, over 30% of strokes occur in people under the age of 65, and 10% under the age of 50.
Stroke Recovery Foundation is pleased to announce that it will be holding an Online Auction to raise money to support our Stroke Awareness, Prevention and Recovery initiatives.
Strokes can occur at any age, and many occur in folks in their mid-life. And certainly a stroke can cause a crisis.
The following post is a bit different than our usual posts. That said, I thought it important, particularly for those dealing with aphasia to see how the survivor, a very intelligent gentleman, and some of those around him dealt with his deficits.
A stroke, even a minor one, can impact one’s life in many ways. As reported by the CDC, more than 50% of stroke survivors over the age of 65 suffer from long-term disability, with a prominent symptom being a reduction in mobility.
Stroke survivors can benefit immensely from the assistance of a caregiver.
Stroke Recovery Foundation has recently rebranded its stroke coaching service to now be named Life Coaching for Stroke Survivors. Our focus is on improving the lives of stroke survivors, and by extension, their caregiver partner(s). There are many aspects which go into our program and one of them is creating your best self to have a constructive ‘New Life’. Kim Thomas, a healthcare blogger has been nice enough to author the following article which provides a nice introduction to this concept.