Stroke knows no boundaries. They can happen to anyone.
Michael Johnson, athlete, superfit, healthy eater and the list goes on. How refreshing for such a high profile person to share, so publicly, his personal experience. Hopefully, this will give encouragement to others to follow his lead.
Whilst I acknowledge that every Stroke is different and affects people in different ways, the common goal is to make the best recovery possible.
For someone, who at the top of his game, who ran 200 metres in 19.32 seconds to find the reality of covering the same distance in hospital took 15 minutes must have been devastating - -
"tiny incremental" improvements gave him hope.
For me also, any small improvement brought great joy. This kept me focused to achieve the best possible outcome of such a devastating happening.
My mantra has always been: Recovery is a marathon and not a sprint. Just keep working .....
Read an interview with Michael Johnson:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/46234803
