Stroke Survivors Reach Out.(Brief Article)

Many personal accounts published by stroke survivors provide unique opportunities for families and professionals to understand some of their experiences and frustrations. An early account was written by 18th century British author Samuel Johnson. One morning in 1783, Johnson discovered he could not speak or get out of bed.

He later wrote, "I was alarmed, and prayed God, that however he might afflict my body, he would spare my understanding. This prayer, that I might try the integrity of my faculties, I made in Latin verse. The lines were not very good, but I knew them not to ...

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