Stroke Onward

our mission: to provide stroke survivors, families, and caregivers with more resources to help them navigate the emotional journey to rebuild their identities and rewarding lives. after a medical trauma like stroke, survival is job one. job two is working to regain as many and as much of former capabilities as possible. but there is another less visible and sometimes even more challenging aspect of recovery — the emotional journey to rewarding lives. survivors with ongoing disabilities often face dramatic changes to their lives and opportunities — relationships with family and friends, work and income, activities and hobbies, and more. even survivors who recover all, or virtually all, of their capabilities often say they are “a different person” after a stroke. their identities are often shaken, if not shattered. they are faced with what can be overwhelming and even paralyzing questions: who am i now? how do i move forward with my life? we want to help.