I filed neuroplasticity under jargon. I was wrong. The biology behind why the story isn't over — written by a stroke survivor.

When a stroke happens to you, it also happens to everyone around you — and almost nobody talks about what comes next for them.

I remember being pregnant with my first. The excitement about finally meeting him. The terror of what I would do without an operating manual to help me through. The acceptance that the next few years of my life would be spent craving more sleep than I would ever get. What I wasn’t prepared for was the heavy weight of guilt that comes along with every child. Literally from day one. Did we get the right car seat? Will he be safe? Am I holding him right? Why won’t he fee