Surviving Stroke

Helen Kennerley

In October 2016 Udo Kischka suffered a severe stroke. A large intra-cerebral bleed a bleed deep in the right side of his brain.

He was not a typical stroke patient: Professor Kischka was a neurologist and specialist in stroke rehabilitation.
Like all stroke patients he embarked on a journey of recovery. In his case it was a re-education in his field of expertise. When he uttered the words 'This is a life changing event' to his wife a few hours after the stroke he had no idea just how life changing it would be or that there would be still be a good life to be had.

Written by experts on both sides of the fence - a stroke victim who is a stroke specialist and a psychologist who helps others and now has to help herself and her family - this is a personal and brutally honest story of a family's survival.

This accessible and relatable book provides insight and realistic hope about what might lie ahead following a stroke as well as offering both practical and emotional support.