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Benefits of Rehabilitation in Stroke Depression

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If you or a loved one has ever had a stroke, you are mindful of what a life-changing event it can be. You might be wondering what life will be like now that you're home from the hospital, even though the first few days after your stroke will be geared to getting up and walking so you can be discharged from the hospital. Each post-stroke is encountered by depression but it may differ in its symptoms and length. After a stroke, the majority of the symptoms manifest three to six months later. Although it can start a month after a stroke and last for years, it can also start right away. This disparity in onset times may be caused by two things: changes in mood and personality that develop over time, as well as physiological changes that take place in the brain after a stroke. For stroke survivors, the risk of depression is a regular occurrence. It frequently results from metabolic alterations in the brain. Positive feelings might not be experienced by the sufferer of a brain injury. D

The Role of Caregiver in an Assisted Living Facility

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The beauty of life is that it has a way of grace. A slow and steady pace in which it strides, we do not even realize when we were kids and have grown and are already in the senior citizens’ club. When we see elderly people, we think they are growing old. But the fact is that we all are growing old and all it takes it to make us realize is that time. You born, grow up and finishes college and got married to the love of your life. In all this process, we are too busy that we do not realize our parents are growing old too and need consistent and constant care both from the physical and mental fronts. Many children are fortunate that they could take care of their parents on their own. However, that is not case with a lot of young people out there. They would be living a life that runs on prefixed scheduled for the next couple of years. They prioritize, they make alternatives, and substitutes for those alternatives to carry out their responsibilities. But life has its ways, some