your paralyzed not dead

once the pain of a stroke goes away the depression settles in. There is nothing wrong with being depressed if your paralyzed because its natural.You will start to realize you will not be able to do the same things you used and that your life will never be the same, but the main thing you should focus on is that you are paralyzed not helpless. Some People have strokes and never get paralyzed but if you did you still have parts of your body that do work and  you need to put those parts  to work. If you lay around expecting everybody to cater to you then you are only hurting yourself by slowing down your recovery. try to be as independent as possible because most likely you cannot have someone at your side at all times. My parents had to go to work and I stayed at the hospital surrounded by elderly people that were glad to still be alive rather than complain about their situation. you cannot put a time on a recovery because it varies depending on how much effort you put into trying to get better. Independence and a positive attitude is the best way to recovery it may be hard to mantain the two but it is a long road to recovery and you will never reach your destination unless you stay on it. I will always appreciate the people who made me do for myself because they helped me realize that I could do anything I set my mind on