Strokes: What Families Should Know

When someone you love survives a stroke, you may feel overwhelmed with worry about your family member's future and confused by all the medical information. Acclaimed medical writer Elaine Shimberg, whose parents have both survived strokes, can help you and your family understand how to act quickly and effectively to provide the best treatment possible.

Shimberg has interviewed over a hundred patients and their families; speech, occupational, and physical therapists; physicians; nurses; and psychologists to offer a thoughtful and loving guide to every step of stroke patient care.You will learn:
-- Who in your family might be stroke-prone
-- Emergency room procedures and tests, and what your role in the hospital should be
-- How to ease the patient's transition out of the hospital and back into the home
-- When to turn to a nursing home for help, and how to choose one
-- How you can help in the rehabilitation process
-- How to cope with stroke-related stress, depression, and communication problems
-- A complete diet and exercise program for stroke survivors
-- And much more

Includes a Comprehensive List of Rehab Centers and Helpful Government Agencies