Stroke at young age

Hi Bruna,

There are many stories from the community posted here.

Do you want to reach out to other young stroke survivors? You many find this podcast helpful: Stroke in your 20s and 30s

Members to reach out to may be: Katrina, Paul Fink, Sue Bowden and Amelie.

I also suggest you join this community in Facebook.

And you may feel less alone by seeing this faces of young stroke gallery.

Diana 

Hi Bruna,

Thank you for posting here on enableme. We are so sorry to hear about your recent stroke. There are many young survivors in our enableme community who will be able to share their experiences with you and offer peer support. Unfortunately, stroke can happen at any age and it does take time to adjust to what many of our community describe as the 'new normal'. Are you still undergoing rehabilitation and do you have good support?

Diana has given you some great links to check out. You may also be interested in checking out the Genyus Network and their Facebook group. There are also local stroke support groups that might interest you if you prefer face to face connection.

We have health professionals you can speak with on StrokeLine 1800 787 653 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm) if you'd like more information, advice or support on your recovery. We would be very happy to have a chat at any stage.

Wishing you all the best,

Simone (Occupational therapist for StrokeLine)

Hi Bruna, I have been to rehab with 16 year old stroke survivors and a 21 and a 25 year old.  Unfortunately, survivors are getting younger, as seen on the stroke foundation blog.

Regardless of what age we are, it is a rough road for us all who have been through the ordeal of having a stroke, we all recover at a different pace.

Don't give up, the recovery period differs depending on the kind of stroke you have had.

Sometimes it's difficult explaining to people what you are going through but like I tell them, only a person who has gone through it will understand.  Always remember there is so much help out there if you need it, it's good to have your own personal space sometimes but you can reach out to your doctor, the professionals, other survivors if you need them.

Wishing you all the best with your recovery. 

thank you all for your comments. I will join the groups as suggested.

thank you again 

Bruna

Good luck Bruna and don't give up with rehab or whatever is required to help you.  My nephew had a stroke at 18 and he was so fit and no one ever thought he would have a stroke.

I have had rehab with 16 and 25 year olds.  As many of the posts here from earlier on have shown, people are having strokes at a younger age and unfortunately it can happen to anyone

Hi,

I'm 28 and had a stroke exactly 1 week ago :( I've been told the same thing, they still don't know why it happened (but it has only been 1 week). It definitely changes your outlook on life, at least for me it did. I'm a reasonably healthy, non-smoker and non-drinker.

It came as quite a shock to me and my family. It's hard making the little adjustments I need as a survivor and I have so many unanswered questions still.

Hi Bruna, Mel and VickyDee,

We wanted to check in to see how you are all going? If you ever need to chat to someone you can call us on StrokeLine 1800 787 653 (Monday-Friday 9am-5pm AEDST).

Best wishes,

Simone, StrokeLine