brain injury

If you see me out and about, I probably look fine. That’s all down to a little post-stroke sleight of hand. Stroke survivors become very good at putting on a show for public appearances. We rest beforehand. We plan. We arrive with our game face on. You see the polished hour, but you don’t see the horizontal recovery that follows at home. Post-stroke fatigue is a real disability. It’s a silent one, and one that people rarely ever know about. When people outside our home see us

A stroke survivor shares why she's pursuing a neuroscience degree while managing recovery, family life, and building tools to help others navigate healing.