While the stroke usually lasts only a short period of time, rehabilitation usually takes years. And often, some skills are lost. Much has been done in recent years to prevent disease and provide rapid medical care, but many people are left alone when it comes to aftercare. You can find out what already belongs to the therapeutic possibilities for a life after stroke, what kind of assistance a stroke mentor can give on the way back to a self-determined life, and how a single moment can change a life, in the Topic of the Month October: Self-determined living after stroke.