We met Ana in the Thinking Processes and Behaviour Core competency. She had a left PACS age 75 and after getting home noticed she was struggling with family gatherings and was forgetting things. This in turn led to her losing confidence and socially withdrawing. Contact with the neuropsychologist helped clarify these issues and together they arrived at strategies to assist with her memory and help her deal with the emotional consequences of her stroke.
It is now almost two years since her stroke and Ana has continued to move forward. She sees her children and grandchildren regularly, volunteers at her local mandir (temple) and has become a leading member of her local stroke club. Next week she is giving a talk on her experience of having a stroke and what has helped her memory. On the next page Ana thinks about some of the memory strategies she has used.
