When Your Spouse Has a Stroke: Caring for Your Partner, Yourself, and Your Relationship

by Jeffrey B. Palmer and Sara Palmer

Book Overview

A stroke can alter two people's lives in an instant. For the person who has had a stroke, simple tasks suddenly become difficult or impossible. For that person's partner, life seems to revolve mostly around the stroke survivor's needs. Such a drastic change naturally requires making many, sometimes taxing, adjustments. In this book, two experts in stroke recovery help couples deal with the impact of stroke on their lives and their relationship...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801898870
• ISBN13: 9780801898877
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher