“I didn’t just lose some words — I’ve lost parts of how others see me.” Debra Meyerson recently reflected on how stroke reshaped the space she holds as a mother, partner, academic, leader, and now a grandmother. With speech that’s slower and less fluent, people sometimes fill the silence that used to be hers — a reminder that recovery is more than physical. It’s also about reclaiming how the many parts of identity fit together now. Her experience mirrors what so many survivors share: that being misunderstood, underestimated, or spoken over can feel just as challenging as the medical recovery itself. 💬 Which parts of your identity have felt most changed — or most misunderstood — after stroke? #StrokeOnward #StrokeRecovery #RebuildingIdentity #Aphasia #IdentityAfterStroke #Resilience #DebraMeyerson