I had an haemorrhagic stroke 5 years ago.i was told 6 months ago I’d probably never speak again by a NHS community SALT.i lost the ability to speak not because of the stroke but because I was fitted with a tracheostomy.i was told by a physio at the rehab hospital that I’d probably never walk again,BUT I walked today using a gutter frame(a zimmer frame with “gutters’ to rest your forearms in.dont give up,neuroplasticity and muscle memory are REAL.dont let so-called experts tell you can’t/wont it’s sheer rubbish.we humans,have been walking and talking for 6 million years.so does having a stroke make us no longer human? I think it was @pando (forgive me if I’m wrong) that replied to one of my messages with the famous quote by Rene Descartes:cogito, ergo sum (I think therefore I am).I’m so tired of the limitations put on people who are driven and motivated,staying with Descartes: “It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.” Use your body and your mind and don’t let others tell you,you can’t/wont!you can and you will.the worst thing I deal with is mild dysphagia, and nasal regurgitation, It happens when stroke-weakened throat and palate muscles fail to close the passage between your throat and nose during a swallow, allowing liquids to travel upward instead of down. But like with all muscles the more I use them the better it will get.
you are an absolute authority on recovering from stroke because you have been through so much. You’ve taken a philosophy quote and turned it into a daily physical manifesto. “I think, therefore I am” – and you’re proving that “I walk, therefore I am,” “I swallow, therefore I am,” “I speak, therefore I am.” Keep going @Mich-mm
You’re right @Mich-mm never give up. You are proof that progress can be made even a few years after your stroke.
It’s great to see you are now up on your feet & walking, that you can now eat & your speech is coming along too.
The brain 
is a crazily powerful and complex organ. Whenever I encounter an expert or specialist I appreciate their vocational knowledge, but at heart I realise that when we engage, it is really just two brains making contact with each other. Each one no more capable than the other when it comes down to it.
. Fantastic to see you standing and walking @Mich-mm
Here here my friend!
This has got be thinking a bit 
A heart and two brains making contact with each other.
It’s a bit like a tongue twister to me.
I’ll have to think about it a bit to see if I can get my head around it
Brilliant. Ping, ping, ping, that’s your brain rerouting. It’s a glorious sound. 