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MADem

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14. Movement is KEY!
Wed May 25, 2016, 04:29 PM
May 2016

It's not the success, it's the attempts! Repeating a movement will increase the strength and re-wire the muscle memory. And any little movement forward is progress. A little something, EVERY day. Use it or lose it!

Have you read the story of Patricia Neal? She had a massive stroke, and her husband at the time, Roald Dahl, spirited her away to Ireland where he hired people round the clock to exercise her...and he brought her back to the point where she was acting again. Some say his methods bordered on cruelty, but his techniques (minus, perhaps, quite so much aggression) formed the basis for stroke rehab today.

Good luck, don't give up. Aim for the stars, you might not reach them, but any progress is good progress. You want to maximize the quality of life for your loved one--and if you have any other family members who can help, get them involved as well.

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