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On October 3rd<\/sup>, 2016, my 36-year-old husband had a stroke. You may have read my previous article about the entire experience. If you haven\u2019t, you might want to start there before diving into this one. Here\u2019s the link: http:\/\/blog.mabelslabels.com\/my-healthy-husband-had-a-stroke-at-36-years-old\/<\/p>\n

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So, it\u2019s been just over 6 months since the stroke, and we\u2019ve had a lot of ups and downs.<\/p>\n

When you have a stroke, there are MANY changes and challenges that follow during recovery. But when you have a stroke at only 36 years old and you have young children\u2026those challenges can be tough to accept. Your children expect you to be the same as you were before. They don\u2019t understand that something significant and life-changing happened to their Dad. Sure, they know he had a stroke, but they won\u2019t fully understand the severity of that until they\u2019re older.<\/p>\n

Now, we consider ourselves VERY lucky that there aren\u2019t more severe issues post-stroke. Whenever he\u2019s having a hard day, I remind him how much worse it could have been. I know people who had a stroke and now have major speech and mobility issues. I even have a couple family members who have died from a stroke. And while we aren\u2019t dealing with what we consider MAJOR issues, there are still daily struggles.<\/p>\n

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  1. Exhaustion<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 This has been his biggest struggle. It gets better each day, but near the beginning of his recovery, there is no way he would have made it through the day without a nap. Maybe two. He still gets really tired if he\u2019s done too much the day before \u2013 physically or mentally. It\u2019s apparently very common and is referred to as \u2018post-stroke fatigue\u2019. It can be hard for the kids to understand why Daddy gets so tired so quickly, but they\u2019ve been good about it. We hope it continues to get better as time goes on.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    1. Communication<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Overall, his communication is pretty good all things considered. If you didn\u2019t know him, you probably wouldn\u2019t notice. But sometimes \u2013 usually when he\u2019s tired \u2013 he mixes up words, or has trouble completely understanding what people are saying to him. Again, this has greatly improved in the past 6 months, but he still has his moments.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      1. Pain<\/u> \u2013 <\/strong>Headaches, shoulder aches \u2013 it\u2019s a daily thing. Some days are better than others, but he usually has some kind of pain every day. We\u2019re told this should improve as the months go on, but sometimes it doesn\u2019t.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Surprisingly enough, some positives have come out of all of this too. I know that sounds strange, but it\u2019s true. Sometimes we laugh at how it took a stroke<\/em> to realize what REALLY matters to us and what doesn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

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        1. He Works Less<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Some might see this as a negative when it comes to the financial side of things, but we don\u2019t see it that way. Keeping him healthy is our number one priority. As I mentioned above, he hasn\u2019t been able to handle as much mentally and physically since the stroke, so we decided having him work less makes the most sense for us. He\u2019s able to handle it, we have more family time, and we\u2019re happier! Did we have to adjust our budget and our spending? Of course! But it\u2019s well worth it if it means he stays healthy.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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          1. Priorities<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 After a life changing experience, your priorities shift. How could they not?! Some of the things we may have thought were important to us a year ago, just don\u2019t seem as important anymore. We have a whole new outlook on what we want out of life, what we want for our family, and what we need to achieve these things. It\u2019s actually been quite refreshing.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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            1. Healthier<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Something like this makes you take a good long hard look at your lifestyle. High blood pressure runs in his family and obviously, you can\u2019t change genetics. So, we took a look at the things we CAN change. Diet and exercise are two things we have control over. So, while we were pretty healthy eaters and moderately active before, we\u2019ve now put more of a focus on both of those things. We snack less at night, we exercise more. It\u2019s made us happier, it sets a good example for our children, and ultimately\u2026it\u2019ll make us much healthier too!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              Overall, his recovery is going very well. Some days are harder than others, but that\u2019s to be expected. If this is our new normal, we\u2019re completely okay with that.<\/p>\n

              In my previous article, I said our new family motto is \u201cStress Less. Laugh More\u201d. And I must say, we\u2019ve been doing just that\u2026and we will continue to do so. I hope you do too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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