FREE - Falling in Love with the Process: A Stroke Survivor's Story - Julian Library

Patricia Geist-Martin, Ph.D., Co-Author of  'Falling in Love With the Process: A Stroke Survivor's Story"  will have a book signing at the Julian Branch Library, Tuesday, March 10, 2020 from 6 pm -7 pm. Address: 1850 CA-78, Julian, CA 92036, USA

 Phone: 760- 765-0370 

 “WHY ME?” These were the first words that Bill Torres spoke after waking up from his stroke. Like many survivors, Bill lived his first days and weeks after stroke in a dark, heavy cloud of depression. Depression creates feelings of hopelessness, guilt, helplessness, and decreased energy—all symptoms that stand in the way of a survivor’s efforts to regain mobility and speech. Yet, rather than dwelling on asking “WHY ME?” Bill’s second words were, “WHAT NOW?” He set his mind to getting better, little by little, every day. As researcher and author, Peter Levine (2013) suggests, stroke survivors must “fall in love with the process ... [and]…