Oh, it really disables a person. I had to teach myself how to walk again. Started out in a walker but now I can walk about 5000 steps per day (3 years later) unaided. I now visit a Physical Therapist, Speech Therapist, Occupational Therapist, and Neurologist: all once per month. Not everyone "dies" as a stroke therapy group I belong to (one of many! Reddit even has one) can attest. And not everyone fully recovers. I still have trouble writing and have to practice every day, not to mention all of the exercises (about 3 hours in total: speech, occupational (hand), and body exercises I do as assigned by various therapists. I lost my job as a result of a stroke and then COVID downsizing. A stroke is a brain injury. But people don't make fun of paraplegics, someone who can no longer speak, or people disfigured by burns all caused by an "event" like a car crash It can have a different effect on many people depending upon where in the brain it happens. Maybe if you or your loved one had a stroke, it might not be so funny and you might not be so flippant about a brain injury.
Why does everyone attribute a spelling mistake or gaffe to a stroke? I had a stroke and believe me, it was no laughing matter. People don't make light of other disabilities. Why are strokes still fair game?
A stroke is a brain injury. But people don't make fun of paraplegics, someone who can no longer speak, or people disfigured by burns all caused by an "event" like a car crash It can have a different effect on many people depending upon where in the brain it happens. Maybe if you or your loved one had a stroke, it might not be so funny and you might not be so flippant about a brain injury.