Setting Goals
No, Ted, do not phone our publisher to say there is a six volume book coming up. We are the voice of simplicity and reason dedicated to plain speaking and truth. Gee Angus is that us? Yes, but let us be humble and get to work.
Disclosure. We do not include the super fit and those who have had their heads caressed by a feather duster by their stroke. They can speak for themselves. We speak about stoke affected people with medium intensity damage. I am one, details in “recovery from stroke”.
To all “well-wishers” – do not ever suggest goals for stroke affected people, not ever, never! It would take me a book to explain all reasons why, so I won’t, but I will give you a clue.” “First have your stroke” I would never suggest goals to my fellows.
There is a minor qualification to the rule for contracted physios responsible for a stroke affected persons, recovery, more of this later.
Our stroke person brings a bundle of problems for his family to solve. Nothing to do with goals. See NSF and other sources for help.
As surmised I am a lazy goal setter. I drifted through acute and rehab hospitals and did any exercise offered – which was not much.
When I joined a non-residential therapy group, I was given my first assessment – necessary for the recovery schedule which follows. My physio set me a first goal “walk through the house without a stick by Christmas.” she was wise enough, never to set me another goal; apart from prodding for more work in the gym.
This set me off to make a number of walking goals – to the letter box, up to the street, through a shopping mall, all achieved. I could never have achieved this without the help of a qualified physio.
To all “well-wishers” do not expand a friends goal as in “100 meters walking is OK, but why not make it 200?
Stop! Shut up!
Angus