# Life after stroke **URL:** https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/c/life-after-stroke/29.md [Latest](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/latest.md) · [Categories](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/categories.md) · [Tags](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/tags.md) --- ## [About the Life after stroke category](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/about-the-life-after-stroke-category/27252)
**Author:** [@AshleyTH](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/u/AshleyTH)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [5 July 2026 09:26 UTC](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/about-the-life-after-stroke-category/27252 "2026-07-05T09:26:53Z")
A stroke affects everyone differently. Use this space to discuss changes to your home, work, lifestyle, holidays or anything else that comes to mind about life after stroke. --- ## [Trust your instincts](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/trust-your-instincts/47812)
**Author:** [@ManjiB](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/u/ManjiB)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [4 November 2026 14:35 UTC](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/trust-your-instincts/47812 "2026-11-04T14:35:27Z")
Dear Reader, This is specially for you. If ewe so wish, you may share it with others. From the BBC Sounds podcasts, this is an episode that is guided meditation to help future-proof your decisions and calm your worrie… --- ## [Gardening post-stroke](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/gardening-post-stroke/28092)
**Author:** [@Rups](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/u/Rups)\ **Replies:** 456\ **Last updated:** [31 October 2026 17:29 UTC](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/gardening-post-stroke/28092 "2026-10-31T17:29:19Z")
I thought I might create a gardening topic for those of us who have one or two green thumbs, or even a slightly verdant pinky. I have enjoyed chatting with survivors like @Pds and @Pontwander about this pleasurable past-… --- ## [World Stroke Day 2026](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/world-stroke-day-2026/47767)
**Author:** [@TennBob](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/u/TennBob)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [31 October 2026 13:16 UTC](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/world-stroke-day-2026/47767 "2026-10-31T13:16:46Z")
Since I’m from another part of the world (Tennessee, United States) and since I’m five hours behind you all, I thought I’d get a jump on the big day tomorrow by offering my best wishes to all survivors! I am 69, now 19 … --- ## [Imam biyaldi (the holy man fainted)](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/imam-biyaldi-the-holy-man-fainted/47747)
**Author:** [@Bobbi](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/u/Bobbi)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [28 October 2026 00:12 UTC](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/imam-biyaldi-the-holy-man-fainted/47747 "2026-10-28T00:12:53Z")
I have this in my sights. A delicious vegan dish from Turkiye. The Holy Man Fainted. --- ## [Motorcycling after stroke](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/motorcycling-after-stroke/47566)
**Author:** [@bobn](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/u/bobn)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [25 October 2026 15:47 UTC](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/motorcycling-after-stroke/47566 "2026-10-25T15:47:35Z")
I had my stroke on Jan 16th and was cleared by my therapy team in April to drive a car . The only problem I have is a stiff shoulder . I have 5 motorcycles and hope to be able to use them next Spring .At the moment my ri… --- ## [Pre Diabetic](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/pre-diabetic/45851)
**Author:** [@Baldrick](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/u/Baldrick)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [25 October 2026 00:01 UTC](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/pre-diabetic/45851 "2026-10-25T00:01:21Z")
Ive just been told I am pre diabetic (routine blood test). Ive looked at meds and seen that artorvastatin can encourage type 2 diabetes. I am on 80mg, previously 40mg, so I am wondering if a reduction in dose may return … --- ## [Sex should not be a taboo subject](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/sex-should-not-be-a-taboo-subject/10684)
**Author:** [@John\_Jeff\_Maynard](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/u/John_Jeff_Maynard)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [21 October 2026 12:21 UTC](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/sex-should-not-be-a-taboo-subject/10684 "2026-10-21T12:21:17Z")
I am posting this because personal relationships can be shattered by stroke and it’s after effects. It can alter relationships forever. I think the important thing to do is to talk about this with your partner. Intimacy … --- ## [Four years since stroke -- where did they go?](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/four-years-since-stroke-where-did-they-go/47665)
**Author:** [@Bobbi](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/u/Bobbi)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [19 October 2026 09:36 UTC](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/four-years-since-stroke-where-did-they-go/47665 "2026-10-19T09:36:43Z")
I had a stroke four years ago. So what have I been up to? My Blog and Youtube channels tell some of the story. I wouldn’t claim to have had a miraculous recovery. I still have limitations but I do have a life and des… --- ## [Peg fed](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/peg-fed/34591)
**Author:** [@Hayeam](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/u/Hayeam)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [15 October 2026 11:28 UTC](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/peg-fed/34591 "2026-10-15T11:28:30Z")
Hi all, Is anyone else take food/water/medication by peg? Since my Ischemic Stroke in August 2019 I am peg fed as I’m nil-by-mouth. Which is a bit of a bugger! Unfortunately I have failed my previous videofluroscopies… --- ## [Doctors’ prescribing habits](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/doctors-prescribing-habits/47601)
**Author:** [@ManjiB](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/u/ManjiB)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [14 October 2026 16:40 UTC](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/doctors-prescribing-habits/47601 "2026-10-14T16:40:20Z")
Hello - this article is being shared with you as it is of interest to me and it may also be of interest to you. Please note, I am not promoting a view or making any assertions. It is purely for information, but I feel … --- ## [Depression and despair after second stroke](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/depression-and-despair-after-second-stroke/47389)
**Author:** [@Trisha2](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/u/Trisha2)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [10 October 2026 07:45 UTC](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/depression-and-despair-after-second-stroke/47389 "2026-10-10T07:45:14Z")
Things are really bad now.My husband had his first major stroke at end of 2024. This left him with his whole right side badly affected. His second stroke was end of June 2026 and this has made his speech, memory and mood… --- ## [Home Insurance](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/home-insurance/47559)
**Author:** [@PeterNicholas80](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/u/PeterNicholas80)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [7 October 2026 11:36 UTC](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/home-insurance/47559 "2026-10-07T11:36:59Z")
Hi all, My mum recently had a mini-stroke and has moved in with me. She wants to keep her current house so she can back to see old friends. But because she will be spending most of her time with me, I’m having difficult… --- ## ["Cleared to Drive"](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/cleared-to-drive/44110)
**Author:** [@LuckyStrike](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/u/LuckyStrike)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [6 October 2026 19:09 UTC](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/cleared-to-drive/44110 "2026-10-06T19:09:06Z")
Hi there, I had a stroke in June. I am very lucky in that the effects are minor. My left leg sometimes feels a little heavy at times, which gets worse if I’m tired. And of course I am tired a lot of the time. When I… --- ## [Empty Chairs - Sit down and talk to someone](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/empty-chairs-sit-down-and-talk-to-someone/47526)
**Author:** [@ManjiB](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/u/ManjiB)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [2 October 2026 17:00 UTC](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/empty-chairs-sit-down-and-talk-to-someone/47526 "2026-10-02T17:00:25Z")
I came across this today and thought it might be of interest to some of our members. This was on the BBC website How empty chairs are helping people’s mental health - BBC News I have seen many posts on here about bein… --- ## [PIP refusal, again](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/pip-refusal-again/46068)
**Author:** [@Toonah](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/u/Toonah)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [29 September 2026 23:05 UTC](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/pip-refusal-again/46068 "2026-09-29T23:05:16Z")
I’m just SO tired of this. My third attempt at PIP, my third refusal. I’ll now make an appointment to go see Citizens Advice to see if I can appeal again, but I can predict the answer. I got 0 on everything. I can make a… --- ## [World Cup](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/world-cup/46642)
**Author:** [@TennBob](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/u/TennBob)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [28 September 2026 20:27 UTC](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/world-cup/46642 "2026-09-28T20:27:15Z")
So, there are some pretty good jokes about English soccer over here. Fair game? Don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings or be (too) inappropriate. Maybe you are hearing some jokes about American soccer (or America, for that… --- ## [Stolen from the NHS website -- wellbeing tips](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/stolen-from-the-nhs-website-wellbeing-tips/47481)
**Author:** [@Bobbi](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/u/Bobbi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [26 September 2026 13:23 UTC](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/stolen-from-the-nhs-website-wellbeing-tips/47481 "2026-09-26T13:23:11Z")
Words taken from a page at: Curiosity Approaching life with a curious mentality can be helpful in difficult situations. For example, if someone treats us badly or reacts in a way we were not expecting, stopping to … --- ## [Balance issues - post stroke](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/balance-issues-post-stroke/47442)
**Author:** [@ManjiB](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/u/ManjiB)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [20 September 2026 18:49 UTC](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/balance-issues-post-stroke/47442 "2026-09-20T18:49:04Z")
A subject that comes up often on this forum is balance issues after a stroke. There are already lots of posts on this subject on the forum and I don’t wish to muddy waters or cause information overload or suchlike, but … --- ## [I've been thinking -- Oh no! Here we go again . .](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/ive-been-thinking-oh-no-here-we-go-again/47423)
**Author:** [@Bobbi](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/u/Bobbi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [16 September 2026 13:23 UTC](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/ive-been-thinking-oh-no-here-we-go-again/47423 "2026-09-16T13:23:40Z")
Thinking about stuff. A few weeks after a second stroke. Four years after the first. As a human being, like any other, I wonder, I puzzle. I am dumbfounded by this, whatever it is, that we are a tiny part of. There… --- ## [Memory loss or confusion](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/memory-loss-or-confusion/47400)
**Author:** [@Stardust33](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/u/Stardust33)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [15 September 2026 11:34 UTC](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/memory-loss-or-confusion/47400 "2026-09-15T11:34:50Z")
Hi I’m in need of a bit of help or advice,I care for my mum that had stroke 2024,I understand some what about medical conditions,mums been really confused this past week,and also very nasty with her words,started her on … --- ## [SAH or Stroke?](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/sah-or-stroke/47382)
**Author:** [@JimBob65](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/u/JimBob65)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [11 September 2026 21:07 UTC](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/sah-or-stroke/47382 "2026-09-11T21:07:44Z")
I have and will always talk about only my own experiences. I’ve had a Subarachnoid Haemorrhage and Ischemic strokes. I’m writing this because I read on here a while ago about a gentleman, I think around 80 years old, be… --- ## [Behavioral problems and refusal post stroke](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/behavioral-problems-and-refusal-post-stroke/45768)
**Author:** [@mrgnflynn](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/u/mrgnflynn)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [9 September 2026 13:54 UTC](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/behavioral-problems-and-refusal-post-stroke/45768 "2026-09-09T13:54:33Z")
Hello. I’m wondering if anyone could help me navigate this. My mom had a severe stroke just over a month ago. Was down in her home for over 24 hours. She’s now still experiencing paralysis on her left side, confusion and… --- ## [The Prediction Machine: The Cerebellum](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/the-prediction-machine-the-cerebellum/47205)
**Author:** [@Rups](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/u/Rups)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [2 September 2026 12:14 UTC](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/the-prediction-machine-the-cerebellum/47205 "2026-09-02T12:14:58Z")
This post may be only relevant to cerebellar stroke survivors, or not, I don’t know. I’ve been meaning to write a cursory post about a sensation that @Augustus brought up a few posts ago, Start-Stop-Work. In his post he … --- ## [Role reversal](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/role-reversal/47332)
**Author:** [@touch](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/u/touch)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [1 September 2026 17:59 UTC](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/role-reversal/47332 "2026-09-01T17:59:38Z")
hello, i was wondering if anyone else struggles with role reversal where adult kids are now your care givers.i am really struggling with this. my son bless him brushed my hair and put my hair into my usual ponytail. i di… --- ## [Council tax](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/council-tax/18780)
**Author:** [@huntspete1](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/u/huntspete1)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [25 August 2026 13:31 UTC](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/council-tax/18780 "2026-08-25T13:31:38Z")
Hello all. After watching the Martin Lewis TV programme, he suggested people classed as severely mentally impaired could be due a reduction or disregard for their council tax. Well, what is stroke if not a severe menta… --- ## [Car and a scooter help to improve mobility and open up our world](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/car-and-a-scooter-help-to-improve-mobility-and-open-up-our-world/47244)
**Author:** [@Bobbi](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/u/Bobbi)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [23 August 2026 09:27 UTC](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/car-and-a-scooter-help-to-improve-mobility-and-open-up-our-world/47244 "2026-08-23T09:27:38Z")
Navigating in the World of Stroke I have a small scooter which weighs just 20kg (40lbs) I am right side disabled but can just manage to lift the scooter in and out of the boot of my small car with one hand.. My wife wa… --- ## [Strange brain "meldown"](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/strange-brain-meldown/47167)
**Author:** [@Bernib](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/u/Bernib)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [21 August 2026 12:56 UTC](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/strange-brain-meldown/47167 "2026-08-21T12:56:13Z")
Hello - I had an ischemic stroke last December and posted on here afterwards about fatigue - people were very helpful and welcoming. I still haven’t seen the stroke team at hospital since my discharge (appointment schedu… --- ## [If you're feeling a little adventurous](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/if-youre-feeling-a-little-adventurous/47141)
**Author:** [@wolfie](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/u/wolfie)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [19 August 2026 22:28 UTC](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/if-youre-feeling-a-little-adventurous/47141 "2026-08-19T22:28:36Z")
Anyone fancy giving this a go? --- ## [Wild edibles - identification help required](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/wild-edibles-identification-help-required/47221)
**Author:** [@ManjiB](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/u/ManjiB)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [18 August 2026 10:37 UTC](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/t/wild-edibles-identification-help-required/47221 "2026-08-18T10:37:37Z")
Hello, I seek help to identify a plant which is popping up in my garden but I don’t think it’s a weed. I say this because, before Mum had her stroke she was an avid gardener and one of her favourite plants was what I t… [Next page](https://onlinecommunity.stroke.org.uk/c/life-after-stroke/29.md?page=1)