Post by t-bob on Dec 27, 2023 13:29:29 GMT -5
Anonymous Writer - “You are welcome to use my words, and, as you see, I prefer not to be quoted. Rewrite it anyway you like and claim it in whatever fashion makes sense to you. “
Everyone's brain is constantly changing every minute of every day. Everyone’s brain is affected by everything that happens to them. A stubbed toe affects the brain. The movies we watch affect the brain. The joy or the anger we experience affect the brain. The loss of a job or a loved one affects the brain
People who say that a stroke survivor's brain has been affected by stroke are accurate. Of course stroke survivors' brains have been affected by stroke, just as people who never experienced a stroke have been affected by the jobs they do and the health choices they make and never-ending other things.
A stroke is a brain injury. Any part of the brain can be affected by stroke. It is impossible for another person who has not had a stroke to look at the behavior of a person who has had one and determine how the stroke survivor's brain has been affected, unless that person is a medical professional trained in stroke. And even then it's very difficult. Anyone who thinks they understand a survivor by what they see or hear and then labels stroke survivor as "this" or "that" will not be accurate.
And the assumption that the brain injury has "broken" the stroke survivor or diminished them in some way is completely wrong.
I have been profoundly changed by my stroke. My brain and my mind have been changed by all these things. And, guess what! I am kinder and wiser, stronger and more useful because of those changes - all of them.
We look at the outside clues that people show and make up stories. The stories are just stories. Interconnected. Making up stories is what human beings do. But, if we are wise, we can slow down, remember stories and learn.
Everyone's brain is constantly changing every minute of every day. Everyone’s brain is affected by everything that happens to them. A stubbed toe affects the brain. The movies we watch affect the brain. The joy or the anger we experience affect the brain. The loss of a job or a loved one affects the brain
People who say that a stroke survivor's brain has been affected by stroke are accurate. Of course stroke survivors' brains have been affected by stroke, just as people who never experienced a stroke have been affected by the jobs they do and the health choices they make and never-ending other things.
A stroke is a brain injury. Any part of the brain can be affected by stroke. It is impossible for another person who has not had a stroke to look at the behavior of a person who has had one and determine how the stroke survivor's brain has been affected, unless that person is a medical professional trained in stroke. And even then it's very difficult. Anyone who thinks they understand a survivor by what they see or hear and then labels stroke survivor as "this" or "that" will not be accurate.
And the assumption that the brain injury has "broken" the stroke survivor or diminished them in some way is completely wrong.
I have been profoundly changed by my stroke. My brain and my mind have been changed by all these things. And, guess what! I am kinder and wiser, stronger and more useful because of those changes - all of them.
We look at the outside clues that people show and make up stories. The stories are just stories. Interconnected. Making up stories is what human beings do. But, if we are wise, we can slow down, remember stories and learn.
