Stroke survivors and their families often are left to fend for themselves during the most trying early stages of stroke recovery. When I returned home after nine months of institutional care I was lost as to which path to choose. I went through regiments of physical, occupational and speech therapies at home and after they were exhausted, I looked at county and city services to see what might be available. I found that my town’s Senior Center had a transportation program for city residents for seniors and the disabled.
I had transportation within city limits, and I joined a local fitness center and began a self-directed rehab effort. Going three days a week it was a way to work on physical challenges and social interaction, suffering with Aphasia, this gave me an opportunity to work on speech. I also got established with a social worker that works for city and kept me up-to-date on any current programs available for the disabled.
Currently I take six fitness classes weekly at are city Senior Center and swim or workout six days a week at are Community Center. Silver Sneakers is a program run for Medicare Advantage insurance plans, it offers classes in Yoga, Tao Chi, aerobics, range of motion, cardiograph fitness, hiking and much more, the program is funded through Medicare at no cost to participants.
Discover the opportunities that are available to you at little or no cost and develop a therapy plan beyond traditional therapy.
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