Becoming the self you love
You might have never realised what it takes for someone suffering the results of a stroke to ‘fit-in’ with her normal life.
Things which I could do automatically pre-stroke can cause a slight moment of panic for me now.
Things like:
Forgetting my bag and racing up the stairs to grab it….. or
Introducing myself in front of strangers….. Or
Doing simple arithmetic
Because my disabilities are invisible it takes the pressure off….but does it?
I can’t control certain stroke-isms… and because people cant see why (is she counting on her fingers????) they don’t necessarily give me the space and time that I need.
At the end of the day it doesn't really matter whose to blame
For myself I have to overcome this...this feeling.