The next day, Bob sets time aside to return Paul’s phone call. First he provides Florence with some background information. He is a 47 year old IT support service engineer, who lives with his partner and two children and is now 10 months post stroke. Paul is coping well and feels as his days are busy he is now ready to return to work. He has an active caring role for his children and has taken on more of the household chores whilst his partner works. Paul occasionally attends his local gym, gets his daily paper from the corner shop, completes the crossword and Sudoku to keep his brain active and is glad to be back driving.
Bob tells Florence that since his stroke Paul has demonstrated good understanding of his condition and has the skills to manage it. Bob explains that Paul knows and practices his home exercise programme, is good at pacing himself, uses goal setting to break down more complex tasks, looks after his health – has managed to stop smoking with the help of his doctor; makes sure he attends for routine medical check ups for his BP and knows when to seek advice. Bob has not had any input for several months but is comfortable with him making contact now.
Page last reviewed: 18 Nov 2020
