Page 11 - Post Stroke Hobbies Exhibition 2016

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Painting - Slovenia

I am a retired psychologist and survived my stroke
in December 2013. Initially I was unable to sit, walk,
eat and also had a lot of pain, especially during
nights.

A year later I moved to a nursing home and joined
the local stroke club and have also started to
socialize with other stroke survivors. Painting used
to be my passion before stroke and I’ve started to
paint again.

I had a good supervision and art helps me to stabi-
lize my mood, although there are times when I do
not have enough energy to start.