Anyone who has survived a brain injury, stroke, spinal cord injury, amputation or similar diagnoses may face a multitude of challenges. Maintaining independence and social ties, managing new medical conditions, and finding available resources can be hard. That’s why we’ve put together this list of resources to help support and guide your recovery.
Get support and care with Roper St. Francis Healthcare
Stroke Support Group
Join other stroke survivors and their families to share experiences, learn about stroke and explore stroke support resources.
Neuro Caregiver Support Group
Meet with other caregivers of survivors to talk about your experiences and support one another.
Driving Solutions Program
Our driving solutions program helps patients improve their skills after a serious accident, injury or disease so they can move toward independence.
Additional resources
- Supportnetwork.heart.org—find online support group meetings
- Stroke.org/en/stroke-support-group-finder– Find local stroke support groups outside of the greater Charleston area
- Charleston Area Brain Injury Support Group
- Brain Injury Association of America
- Brain Injury Association of SC
- Brain Injury Prevention information
- SC Department of Disabilities & Special Needs
- Resources for survivors and caregivers
- Traumatic Brain Injury Education Book
- Non-Traumatic Brain Injury Education Book
- Anoxic & Hypoxic Brain Injury Education Book
- Davis Phinney Foundation
- LSVT BIG and LOUD
- Michael J Fox Foundation
- Parkinson’s Wellness - Recovery (exercise program developed for people with Parkinson’s Disease)
- The Parkinson’s Foundation
- Lowcountry Senior Center - contact: [email protected]
- Mount Pleasant Senior Center - contact: [email protected]
- Waring Senior Center - contact: [email protected]
- American Stroke Association - contact: [email protected]
- MUSC Stroke Recovery Research Center - contact: [email protected]
- National Aphasia Association - contact: [email protected]
- Roper Rehabilitation Stroke Education Book
- The Stroke Recovery Foundation - contact: [email protected]
- United Stroke Alliance - contact: [email protected]
Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy
Recreational Therapy
Speech Therapy
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“Stroke doesn’t just happen to the patient. It happens to the family, too. The best therapy I ever had was hearing others in the Neuro Caregiver Support Group at Roper St. Francis Healthcare group share the exact same stories.”
Events at Roper St. Francis Healthcare
We have a variety of group events available to patients and families throughout the greater Charleston area.