Sex is different after stroke - but you don't have to give up on it
It's been a while since I've posted here. Blame the general daily difficulties that come with being a stroke-survivor, the health issues which can raise their unattractive heads at any time, plus a realisation that I was probably doing too much, something which I tell other people not to do, of course. All these meant something had to be put on the back-burner and this, plus another blog I write about naturism, was an obvious candidate to give way. But one of the stroke-survivor charities I support, Different Strokes (differentstrokes.co.uk) is running a campaign this month to highlight the issue of sex and relationships after stroke. Obviously, it's an important business, especially for the 'younger' stroke-survivor and their partner/carer who may be struggling to process the fact that their sex-life as they knew it is over, probably for good. I am indebted to DS for the worrying statistic that 42% of people report a negative change in their relationship with t