10-months in from my haemorrhagic stroke i’m till relearning to walk again with physio team, weakened my also left-side only, my left arm is so weak I cannot move it or my hand at all yet. luckily I’m right handed. So i’ve not been given a standard-self propelled wheelchair or even a walking frame. i use a manual chair that i’v learned toTO “scoot “ around in using my unaffected leg ai use a quad stick when learning to walk again(supervised) tried-out a power-chair in hospital for a while (til it broke) currently waiting to be assessed for something similar….
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This is very encouraging, or at least I think it is 
What might be worth remembering is we all recover at our own rate and there may be set backs but none of that should stop you from aiming for the best you can do for yourself.
I also believe that recovery may be slow to start with as there are so many variables that have to be addressed, but once you get going the progress can be exponential. Just my personal belief.
I also believe there is no plateau and there is no fixed timeframe in which things (recovery) happen.
Keep plugging away and you might be surprised (pleasantly) at what you can achieve.
Work at your own pace, reward yourself when you achieve goals/milestones as it is important to acknowledge the achievement. I mean you do that, for example if you land a new job or achieve a personal best or suchlike in other walks of life, so why should stroke recovery be different?
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10 months sounds like a long time but in stroke recovery terms it is still quite early days. It sounds like you are making progress though as you are able to use a quad stick from time to time. And improvements to your walking really are about practice practice and more practice. The more you can use your quad stick to get about the battery will be for you however don’t take any unnecessary risks. There are a few people on this forum you started in a very similar position to you who are now able to walk and also have some use of their arm back again. Have a look on the internet at exercises you could do with your arm. YouTube is a good place to look for exercise videos etc. There are many of them out there. The stroker Association also run on line exercise sessions for all levels of ability and it may be worth you have an a look at their online activities to see if this is something you would be interested in.
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