6 Hacks to Make Living with a Stroke Easier

Dawna Elaine Page
5 min readOct 2, 2020

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My husband and I learned on the fly, so you don’t have to.

Two years ago, my husband Victor experienced a massive stroke, causing complete destruction of the left hemisphere of his brain. He has since learned to walk but still struggles to speak. I have learned to say Hemiparesis, Aphasia, and Apraxia. My husband has learned to say Yellow Car and I Love You, Too. We are both learning to…

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Dawna Elaine Page

Mama of three. To one, a wife. Ambiguous grief. That’s my life. (Among other things concerning brains). “Words are all I have,” goes the song and I go too.