People impacted by #stroke often face dramatic changes to their #lives and #opportunities — relationships with family and friends, work and income, activities and hobbies, and more. Susan Grimstead shares how her stroke has impacted her life, and how she wants other survivors to embrace their new reality just as she has here: Read more here: ow.ly/CqLz50QeErM "I had my stroke on November 16, 2016. Having a stroke changed my life as I once knew it. Before my stroke, I was always on the go. Now, on a normal day, I feel as though I have to push myself to do things that I used to easily do. I want people in my area that have Aphasia to have access to a program like the one I went to in Chicago. I want people to have a full life. It’s okay to be who you are. Yes you may have had a stroke, but that’s okay. It’s just your new self. We can still have fun. We can still love life."