Chapter 3: Build a Caregiver

THE TAKEAWAY

1.       It’s your sense of not being in control and not knowing how to make your stroke survivor content that will be your greatest concern as a caregiver.

2.       Your greatest quality as a caregiver is your ability to be trustworthy.

3.       Sometimes simply reinterpreting events is important to allowing recovery to take place.

4.       A stroke can occur in anyone. Celebrity status does not negate the need to work really hard to achieve recovery success after stroke.

5.       You need to brainstorm about your beliefs and the best qualities you possess to convince yourself that you are the best person to supervise and organize this program.