The Living Cage (translated from Norwegian by Stephen Collett)

A cerebral stroke strikes the patient directly, but those who are nearest, particularly a spouse, also have their lives changed. And around the nearest circle are the helpers – the health professionals. So there is always the three P´s: patient, persons near, and personnel. Each of these needs to find his/her place on a scale of emotions, from despair at one end to hope at the other. It is not uncommon for emotions to swing between these outer points.
The remedy is treatment, in the acute ph...