Frequently Asked Questions
Q: When will I get better?
A: A friend of mine whose husband has Multiple Sclerosis recently put
this in true perspective. I remarked that I improved but the
changes were so slow and incremental. Her response about the
difference between Stroke and Multiple Sclerosis was simply - I could
look forward to improvement. Her husband could not.
Q: How fast will I get better?
A: Incrementally slow at first, then even slower and more incremental.
You are supposed to laugh here. I'm sure this is not what you would like to
hear, but it is the truth. You have to be convinced you will get
better and soon. You can never give
up. You cannot stop trying. The saying is true,
"If you don't use it, you'll lose it," I did not want to
experiment with the internet at first and maybe that is why I have
trouble now. Certainly, I did not want to learn
anything new. It made me tired and sleepy, Lots of things
made me tired and sleepy. I am not the same person I was before
the stroke, but it will have to do. "You get what you get, not
what you want."