Chapter 5: The Ever Changing Brain

THE TAKEAWAY

1.       Every stroke survivor needs hope and the fortitude to hang in there. Your job is to repeatedly discuss the power and existence of neuroplasticity.

2.       A stroke survivor’s brain is constantly changing its shape and rewiring itself based on every experience they undertake.

3.       These experiences can be physical or created through visualization. Both will lead to the creation of new brain pathways.

4.       A stroke survivor needs to have a growth mindset and realize that improvement will happen slowly but is guaranteed with persistent practice of the mental and physical exercises shown in this book.