Young Strokes on the Rise with COVID19 - Tips from a Stroke Survivor

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Key Words:
Young Strokes
10% of strokes occur under the age of 50.
COVID19 - strokes with young people in 30/40's
Blood Clots
The Aphasia Recovery Connection, a national nonprofit
Carol Dow-Richards, Founding Director (Nevada)
Meet Drew (California)
10 Years Ago
College - Age 21
Paralysis
Right Side / Arm / Hand - progressing
Right Leg / Drop Foot
Wheelchair in beginning
Stroke
APHASIA
A language disability
At first - Go, swear word
Could not read, could not write, could not spell
Could not understand
Terrifying
10 Years of Recovery
Not like surgery - the body heals
With stroke - takes work
Aphasia Loss of Language / Not Intellect
Public Speaking / Awareness
COVID19
Young People
FAST
F - Face / Drooping
A - Arm / Leg Weakness
S - Speech
T - Time
Carol's son David's face was crooked too. He is a stroke survivor. Now 35. (North Carolina)
YOUNG STROKES
Impactful
May - Stroke Awareness Month
Study
Quality of Life - Aphasia is very impactful of quality of life
Drew
California
Drew's Advice
Don't Give Up
Practice Practice Practice
Neuroplasticity
In the clinical setting
Out of the clinical setting
Sometimes people get worse because they don't practice, practice, practice.
Use it - lose it. Keep working at it. Keep up with the exercises.
Cal State East Bay
Music, Singing, Reading
Social
Doing on ZOOM (video conferencing)
Stroke survivors are meeting online - from their homes.
Don't Give Up!
Practice! Practice! Practice
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Aphasia Recovery Connection
A nonprofit dedicated to supporting families to learn, share and connect on Facebook, Virtual Connections, and Events.
🔵 INFORMATION & PRESS CONTACT
Contact: Carol Dow-Richards, Director
The Aphasia Recovery Connection
Website: www.aphasiarecoveryconnection.net
Email: [e-mail]
📌 MAY is Stroke Awareness Month
JUNE is Aphasia Awareness Month
More information about young stroke and COVID:
www.washingtonpost.com/health...
Note: Drew's stroke was not from COVID, however, we share this information so the families dealing with new young strokes have an opportunity to meet another survivor who has been on the road to recovery.