The Tales of a Stroke Patient

About the Book

“I was up all night reading. I laughed, cried and my heart was touched. My friend recently began to ignore me and doesn’t want me to visit…. Your blog really made me see what a survivor sees and feel what they feel. Because of your willingness to share, I now know that I’m doing the right thing by hanging in there.” —Jada Thompson, a Reader

“Oh Joyce.... Really touched my heart. There are no “happy words” to make this “better”. But you are facing it head-on, win or lose, and that says so much about your character.” —Anna Bofill, IT Professional

“Takes my breath away. Powerful beyond words. Really a gem!” —Judy Freeman, Retired Teacher

You have expanded my knowledge greatly! Keep up the good research and writing! —Laurel Nichols, Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital

“I was a reporter and I won an AP award [for an] editorial in ‘99.... I’m damaged goods and words fail me, sort of a blank slate.... I keep pluggin’ away, nose in the dictionary and thesaurus, hunting out words. I’m unsinkable.” —Mickie Roller, Stroke Survivor

About the Author

Joyce Hoffman has worked at the Philadelphia Daily News as a columnist and at KYW-TV as a news writer. She is an author of “Here’s to Your Health: The Sobering Facts about Social Drinking,” a public speaker, and was a professor of English. She was also a corporate and technical trainer, most recently for Cozen O’Connor, an international law firm in Philadelphia. Hoffman is the author of the blog “The Tales of a Stroke Patient,” which she shares with the name of this book. She resides in New Jersey.