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Welcome to It doesn't get easier, you just get stronger

A blog about living after a stroke

Welcome to It doesn't get easier, you just get stronger.  This is about my journey after a having a stroke in April 2016.  The blog helps me by being able to unload my feelings.  I hope you enjoy reading about my journey.

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What not to say to someone who has depression

This is a really tough blog post for me and I have written it on a particularly bad day for me. I will tell you what depression feels...

Things not to say to a stroke survivor

1. You don't look as if you have had a stroke? I have heard this many times. The perception of many people is that if you have had a...

Fifth year anniversary

The 17th April 2021 is my 5th birthday - it is 5 years since I suffered my stroke so I am 5 new years old. For some reason this appears...

Dealing with a stroke

This is a tough post for me as it tries to explain what it is like for ME living with MY stroke. I decided to write this after a...

Running after a stroke

I have posted before about running after my stroke and I also posted extensively about running the London Marathon. This post is a more...

I ran the London Marathon

The marathon is only 26.2 miles and takes between 2 and 7 hours depending on your fitness and running ability. My journey was a lot...

I survived a stroke - What’s your super power

I did a talk to the Suffolk Stroke Pathway Professional Network seminar. It was quite a challenge for me but it seemed to go well. It...

London Marathon Livability reception

It's not often that I write a blog post so quickly after something that has happened but this week I did something that I never thought I...

Running the Wimpole Hall 10k

From earlier blog posts you will have found out that I had my stroke after running the Ickworth Park 10k which was organised by Hoohah....

My first stroke anniversary

Today (17 April 2017) is an important day, it's a day that most stroke survivors have feelings about, some will celebrate, some will...

Running after a stroke

Many of you will know that I am a keen runner. I am not a great runner and have no aspirations to be nothing more than a keen plodder...

Rehabilitation - Icanho

In my last post I said I would do a post about the rehabilitation I have undertaken and what it has achieved. Fairly soon after my stroke...

Big catch up

We all go through our lives with very little thought to our own mortality. We hardly ever think how fragile life is and how our decisions...

Further tough times

It has been a very long time since I have posted anything in my blog. The reason I haven't posted is that I discovered that my parents...

Executive function and depression

I will start this blog with a picture, it's quite a positive quote, it seemed to sum up what it is like to have a stroke and to survive....

My Wish

My wish for one day: I will wake up and not have to think what challenge I will face today I will not have to explain why I struggle with...

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