Survive and Flourish After a Stroke Helping Stroke Survivors Take Back Their Lives



Imagine a stroke striking yourself or someone you love. Imagine going through the critical stages of this devastating condition and graduating from your hospital bed to your home, your old life...now what

This scenario may seem farfetched, but the truth is, stroke is a leading cause of serious, long-term disability worldwide. The American Stroke Association estimates that about 4,800,000 stroke survivors are alive today and about 700,000 people suffer a new or recurrent stroke each year. Each year over 200,000 people in the US become significantly and permanently disabled due to stroke.

Cleo Hutton's new book After a Stroke: 300 Tips For Making Life Easier was written to provide these survivors and their families with helpful tips and information about stroke that will serve as necessary artillery to help overcome obstacles in the way of successful healing at home.

Ms. Hutton writes as a fellow stroke survivor who has experienced some of the emotions and physical limitations that many stroke survivors experience. Twelve years ago, she could not write, speak, walk, organize her thoughts, see out of her left eye, remember or interpret directions or language, or move her affected left side. Today she is a distinguished author and speaker on stroke survival.

After a Stroke: 300 Tips for Making Life Easier provides the creative tips that Ms. Hutton has learned along her 12-year course of continuous rehabilitation through everyday living. Because hospital stays after a stroke are often short compared to the lengthy period of rehabilitation and the gradual return of function, After a Stroke concentrates on the home recovery process and assists patients and their families in attempting to grow from patient back to person.

The book addresses topics such as communication, emotional liability, safety, personal care, relaxation techniques, and intimacy issues. After a Stroke describes in detail how to accomplish daily living routines, combat fatigue, enjoy recreational activities, and how to turn stroke deficits into assets. The book frankly discusses self-esteem issues and using humor as a healing tool. No subject is off limits. Ms. Hutton leaves no gaps in relating what families and fellow stroke survivors need to know to live a full life post stroke.

After a Stroke: 300 Tips for Making Life Easier is published by Demos Medical Publishing, distributed by SCB Distributors, and is also available through Amazon.com BarnesandNoble.com and many other major bookstores.

Author interviews and review copies available.
Contact: Noreen Henson
Demos Medical Publishing
(800) 532-8663
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Survive and Flourish After a Stroke Helping Stroke Survivors Take Back Their Lives