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James has problems with getting dressed following his stroke. He can manage it, but very slowly. Increasingly he feels he can’t be bothered getting out of his pyjamas and he has started staying in bed for longer than usual.
One afternoon last week his daughter came round with his 5 year old grandaughter, Emma. His grandaughter complained’ ‘I don’t want to give Grandad a kiss and cuddle because he smells and he has a jaggy chin!’ He felt very embarrassed to still be in his nightclothes, unwashed and unshaven.
James is determined this won’t happen again, so he has started setting his alarm clock for 9a.m. and getting up. He realised he needed to take action as this could be the start of a slippery slop
As you can see by recognising the warning signs James prevented a setback. Now let’s hear from Annie about how she recognised her warning signs.