When Your Spouse Has a Stroke: Caring for Partner, Yourself, and Relationship

Drs. Sara and Jeffrey Palmer explain how to overcome three major challenges: • providing quality care for your partner• maintaining or rebuilding your relationship• caring for yourself as an individual The book invites you into the lives of real couples who are themselves coping with these challenges. Their experiences model how you can improve essential aspects of your relationship, including communication, roles and responsibilities, and sexuality. A list of practical tips summarizes each chapter, providing a handy reference guide to meeting each day's challenges. More than just a discussion of the medical and practical aspects of stroke and stroke recovery, this book focuses on the emotional, psychological, and social consequences of stroke and the deeply personal side of caregiving. will relieve your burden and strengthen your partnership.