Bec's world was turned upside down after she experienced a stroke.
Discharged from hospital with no follow up plan and no rehabilitation referral, Bec was left completely on her own.
"There was no transfer to rehabilitation, or even a phone call to another hospital to organise it. There was nothing." Bec remembers.
If that wasn't shocking enough, while trying to navigate her new normal, Bec had to move her whole life to a different state to begin rehabilitation. When she finally did start, Bec was told she'd need an even longer rehabilitation program to get her driver's licence back.
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Bec contacted StrokeLine feeling like she'd never get her independence back. She also worried that she'd never return to the job she loved as a nurse.
After that call to StrokeLine, Bec was armed with the information she needed. With her husband's help, Bec was able to navigate the licensing system – instead of having to go through even more intensive rehabilitation, Bec had her driver's licence back in two weeks!
"I had no idea if [StrokeLine] could help me," Bec remembers, "But they did! I remember the excitement they shared with me when I did get my licence back. They really cared!"
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